PT-2021-19773

CVE-2021-32550

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Published

2021-05-25

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Updated

2021-06-15

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.3
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: openjdk-14 (affected versions not specified)
Description: A issue was found where the read file() function in apport/hookutils.py could follow symbolic links or open FIFOs, potentially exposing private data to other local users when used by the openjdk-14 package apport hooks.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\'Link Following\')
CWE-61: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Related identifiers
CVE-2021-32550
USN-4965-1
USN-4965-2
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