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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-24654: Ark: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-24654: Ark: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/02/2020
Created
10/22/2020
Added
10/21/2020
Modified
10/29/2021

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(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-kde-apps-ark

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