CVE-2021-32551

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 openjdk-15 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59 CWE-61

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 12, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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