Ubuntu Security Notice 4927-1 - It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4927-1
April 26, 2021
file-roller vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
File Roller could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- file-roller: archive manager for GNOME
Details:
It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
file-roller 3.38.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4927-1
CVE-2020-36314
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.38.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.28.0-1ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.16.5-0ubuntu1.5