Link Following Affecting ark package, versions <4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.5% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-ARK-609322
  • published1 Sept 2020
  • disclosed2 Sept 2020

Introduced: 1 Sep 2020

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 ark to version 4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 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 Base Scores

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