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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202009-2
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Severity: High
Date : 2020-09-03
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-24654
Package : ark
Type : arbitrary filesystem access
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1216
Summary
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The package ark before version 20.08.0-2 is vulnerable to arbitrary
filesystem access.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 20.08.0-2.
# pacman -Syu "ark>=20.08.0-2"
The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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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.
Impact
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An attacker can overwrite local files by tricking a legitimate user
into extracting a specially crafted TAR archive.
References
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https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txt
https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/commit/8bf8c5ef07b0ac5e914d752681e470dea403a5bd
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-24654
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