vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-24654: Link Following
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 2, 2020 | Aug 22, 2024 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 2, 2020
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Jun 18, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-ark
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