High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-32555
CVE-2021-32555
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-hwe-18.04 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
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Affected products
3- Range: 2.20.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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