CVE-2021-32548
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
apport read_file() function could follow maliciously constructed symbolic links
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-8 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
apport
- Vendor
- Canonical
- Product
- apport
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.20.1 | affected | custom | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2.20.9 | affected | custom | 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 | affected | custom | 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2.20.11-0ubuntu50 | affected | custom | 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2.20.11-0ubuntu65 | affected | custom | 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 | affected | custom | 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7 | Unavailable | None listed |