Vulnerability · Published Jun 11, 2021 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2021-25684apport can be stalled by reading a FIFO
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in apport from Canonical. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
It was discovered that apport in data/apport did not properly open a report file to prevent hanging reads on a FIFO.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H