vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-24654: ark: crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 2, 2020 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 2, 2020
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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