Is CVE-2021-32553 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-32553 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-32553?

CVE-2021-32553 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-32553?

CVE-2021-32553 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32553?

Upgrade apport on ubuntu 14.04 to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-32553

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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 openjdk-17 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

CWE-59Link Following CWE-61

How to fix

Remediation Available

apportUbuntu

Fixed in:2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7USN-4965-2

Fixed in:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1USN-4965-2

Fixed in:2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24USN-4965-1

Fixed in:2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18USN-4965-1

python-apportUbuntu

Fixed in:2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7USN-4965-2

Fixed in:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1USN-4965-2

Fixed in:2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24USN-4965-1

python3-apportUbuntu

Fixed in:2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7USN-4965-2

Fixed in:2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1USN-4965-2

Fixed in:2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24USN-4965-1

Fixed in:2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18USN-4965-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugs.launchpad.net

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.