CVE-2021-32556
Publication date 25 May 2021
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
It was discovered that the get_modified_conffiles() function in backends/packaging-apt-dpkg.py allowed injecting modified package names in a manner that would confuse the dpkg(1) call.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| apport | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu67
|
| 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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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.3 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4965-1
- Apport vulnerabilities
- 25 May 2021
- USN-4965-2
- Apport vulnerabilities
- 25 May 2021