CVE-2021-32557

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-32557
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-06-12 04:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-23 18:49:00 UTC
DescriptionIt was discovered that the process_report() function in data/whoopsie-upload-all allowed arbitrary file writes via symlinks.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Canonical Apport All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #1917904 “Arbitrary file reads” : Bugs : apport package : Ubuntu MISC bugs.launchpad.net
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: [email protected] (@fktio)

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 198384 Ubuntu Security Notification for Apport vulnerabilities (USN-4965-1)
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