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Vulnerability CVE-2021-32554
Published: 2021-06-12
| Description: |
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users. |
Type:
CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'))
CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
| CVSS Base Score |
Impact Subscore |
Exploitability Subscore |
2.1/10 |
2.9/10 |
3.9/10 |
| Exploit range |
Attack complexity |
Authentication |
Local |
Low |
No required |
| Confidentiality impact |
Integrity impact |
Availability impact |
Partial |
None |
None |
References: |
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904
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