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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2021-06-12T03:40:41.158908Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:20:32.516Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-32554

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-06-12T04:15:12.230

Modified: 2021-06-16T13:14:36.283

Link: CVE-2021-32554

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