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CVE-2021-32555 It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
apport 2.20 2.20.1 → < 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1
apport 2.14 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 → < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7

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