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        "ID": "CVE-2021-32551",
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        "TITLE": "apport read_file() function could follow maliciously constructed symbolic links"
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                "value": "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-15 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users."
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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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                "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904",
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