It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-13 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

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Updated: 2024-09-16T23:11:32.731Z

Reserved: 2021-05-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-32549

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Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-12T04:15:11.820

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:07:14.887

Link: CVE-2021-32549

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