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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-16116: Ark: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-16116: Ark: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/03/2020
Created
08/10/2020
Added
08/10/2020
Modified
08/24/2020

Description

In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-kde-apps-ark

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