CVE-2021-32554

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 xorg 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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