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Red Hat: CVE-2020-36241: CVE-2020-36241 gnome-autoar: Directory traversal via directory symbolic links pointing outside of the destination directory (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-36241: CVE-2020-36241 gnome-autoar: Directory traversal via directory symbolic links pointing outside of the destination directory (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/05/2021
Created
11/11/2021
Added
11/10/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

autoar-extractor.c in GNOME gnome-autoar through 0.2.4, as used by GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink to a directory outside of the intended extraction location.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-accountsservice-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gdm
  • redhat-upgrade-gdm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gdm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-autoar
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-autoar-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-autoar-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-calculator
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-calculator-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-calculator-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-classic-session
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-control-center-filesystem
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-online-accounts-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-session
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-session-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-session-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-session-kiosk-session
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-session-wayland-session
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-session-xsession
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-settings-daemon
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-settings-daemon-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-settings-daemon-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-apps-menu
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-common
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-disable-screenshield
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-gesture-inhibitor
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-horizontal-workspaces
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-launch-new-instance
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-native-window-placement
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-no-hot-corner
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-panel-favorites
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-places-menu
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-screenshot-window-sizer
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-systemmonitor
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-top-icons
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-updates-dialog
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-user-theme
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-window-grouper
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-window-list
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-windowsnavigator
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gnome-software-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gsettings-desktop-schemas
  • redhat-upgrade-gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk-update-icon-cache
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk-update-icon-cache-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-immodule-xim
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-immodule-xim-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-immodules-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-gtk3-tests-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libraw
  • redhat-upgrade-libraw-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libraw-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libraw-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libraw-samples-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mutter-tests-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vino
  • redhat-upgrade-vino-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vino-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo

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