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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4937-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4937-2
Posted Jun 7, 2021
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 4937-2 - USN-4937-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The update caused a regression when extracting certain archives. This update fixes the problem. Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary locations, possibly leading to code execution. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, arbitrary, code execution
systems | linux, ubuntu
SHA-256 | 97c5b3c3e58430ec97755f5199d1f875e758fab3b49cf93d3fdab34352a6ef59

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4937-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4937-2
June 07, 2021

gnome-autoar regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-4937-1 introduced a regression in GNOME Autoar.

Software Description:
- gnome-autoar: Archive integration support for GNOME

Details:

USN-4937-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The update caused a
regression when extracting certain archives. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the
intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially
crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary
locations, possibly leading to code execution.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 21.04:
libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.10:
libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4
libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4
libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4
libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1929304

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4
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