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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2021-06-12T03:40:41.851905Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:47:23.455Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-32555

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-12T04:15:12.310

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:07:15.650

Link: CVE-2021-32555

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