CVE-2021-32554

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-32554
  • Assigner
  • security@ubuntu.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-06-12T04:15:12
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-06-16T13:14:36
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32554
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32554
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:11:10 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 04:22:28 2021-06-12T04:15Z 2021-06-12T04:15:12 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 04:22:28 2021-06-16T13:14:36 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 04:22:28 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated