CVE-2021-32557

Publication date 25 May 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

It was discovered that the process_report() function in data/whoopsie-upload-all allowed arbitrary file writes via symlinks.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apport 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu67
21.10 impish
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu67
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1
20.10 groovy
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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