Debian: DSA-4759-1 Moderate: Ark Extraction Directory Vulnerability
debian
September 4, 2020
Fabian Vogt reported that the Ark archive manager did not sanitise extraction paths, which could result in maliciously crafted archives with symlinks writing outside the extraction...
Summary
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 4:18.08.3-1+deb10u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your ark packages.
For the detailed security status of ark please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ark
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/
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Package: ark
CVE ID: CVE-2020-24654
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