Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having low severity.
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1187303 [RESOLVED / FIXED] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
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Product(s) | Source package | State |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | apport | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | apport-crashdb-sle | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | apport | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | apport-crashdb-sle | Not affected |