CVE-2024-57966 Affecting ark package, versions <4:24.12.0-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-ARK-11736060
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed3 Feb 2025

Introduced: 3 Feb 2025

CVE-2024-57966  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 ark to version 4:24.12.0-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.