Debian: DSA-3643-1: kde4libs security update
Debian: DSA-3643-1: kde4libs security update
Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that kde4libs, the core libraries for all KDE 4 applications, do not properly handle the extraction of archives with "../" in the file paths. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite files outside of the
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3643-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 06, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : kde4libs CVE ID : CVE-2016-6232 Debian Bug : 832620 Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that kde4libs, the core libraries for all KDE 4 applications, do not properly handle the extraction of archives with "../" in the file paths. A remote attacker can take advantage of this flaw to overwrite files outside of the extraction folder, if a user is tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 4:4.14.2-5+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4:4.14.22-2. We recommend that you upgrade your kde4libs packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.