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SUSE: 2020:1557-1 Low Severity: File-Roller Directory Traversal Fix

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Calendar Grey June 8, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Announcement for file-roller tackles directory traversal and path traversal vulnerabilities. Advisory rated as low severity.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for file-roller fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-11736: Fixed a directory traversal vulnerability due to improper checking whether a file's parent is an external symlink (bsc#1169428). - CVE-2019-16680: Fixed a path traversal vulnerability which could have allowed an overwriting of a file during extraction (bsc#1151585). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-1557=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

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Topics Covered

security advisory directory traversal low severity path traversal file-roller

References

#1151585 #1169428

Cross- CVE-2019-16680 CVE-2020-11736

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16680.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11736.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1151585

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1169428

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1557-1
Rating: low

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Topics Covered

security advisory directory traversal low severity path traversal file-roller

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