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SUSE: CVE-2016-6232: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-6232: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/28/2016
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-karchive-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libkf5archive5

References

  • DLA-570-1
  • DSA-3643
  • 91806
  • USN-3042-1
  • USN-4100-1
  • CVE-2016-6232

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