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SUSE: 2021:0664-1 Moderate: gnome-autoar Directory Traversal Threat

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Calendar Grey March 1, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
A critical security vulnerability in gnome-autoar necessitates immediate updates. Follow the provided instructions for patching on SUSE Linux systems
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for gnome-autoar fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-36241: Skip problematic files that might be extracted outside of the destination dir to prevent potential directory traversal (bsc#1181930). 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 Workstation Extension 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2021-664=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (x86_64): gnome-autoar-debugsource-0.2.2-3.5.1 libgnome-autoar-0-0-0.2.2-3.5.1 libgnome-autoar-0-0-debuginfo-0.2.2-3.5.1 libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0-0.2.2-3.5.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update directory traversal SUSE gnome-autoar

References

#1181930

Cross- CVE-2020-36241

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-36241 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVE-2020-36241 (SUSE): 3.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36241.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181930

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0664-1
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update directory traversal SUSE gnome-autoar

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