CVE-2021-32552
apport read_file() function could follow maliciously constructed symbolic links
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 7.3EPSS 0.3%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
12 Jun 2021Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-16 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Affected products
Canonical · apportWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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