PT-2021-19775 · Oracle+2 · Openjdk-16+2

Maik + 1 · Published 2021-05-25 · Updated 2021-06-15 · CVE-2021-32552

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions openjdk-16 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the read file() function in apport/hookutils.py, which can follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. This could potentially expose private data to other local users when the function is used by the openjdk-16 package apport hooks.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-61

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-32552

USN-4965-1

USN-4965-2

Affected Products

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

Openjdk-16

References · 21

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32553 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32551 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32552 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32548 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32556 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4965-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32552 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32550 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32557 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32554 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32555 · Vendor Advisory