CVE-2021-32557 is a high-severity arbitrary file write vulnerability affecting Canonical Apport, specifically within the process_report() function. An attacker with local access could exploit this flaw via symlinks to achieve high impact to integrity and availability. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.1, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.14.1-0ubuntu3, < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.1, < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu27, < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu50, < 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu65, < 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.