Link Following Affecting ark package, versions <20.08.0-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE317-ARK-3138740
  • published29 Aug 2020
  • disclosed2 Sept 2020

Introduced: 29 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-24654  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 ark to version 20.08.0-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ark package and not the ark package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.

CVSS Scores

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