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CVE-2021-32554

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.

  • Published: Jun 12, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-32554
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
canonical / ubuntu_linux 18.04 18.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 20.04 20.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 20.10 20.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 21.10 21.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 21.04 21.04.x