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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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
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2021-06-12T04:15:12.230
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:07:15.510
Link: CVE-2021-32554
Redhat
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