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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4482-1 Moderate: Ark File Handling Issue

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Calendar Grey September 1, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Warning regarding Ark exploit impacting Ubuntu systems; detailed instructions released for patching security.
Ark could be made to write files as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory file handling symlink issue ubuntu ark

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: ark 4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ark 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: ark 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4482-1

CVE-2020-24654

September 01, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory file handling symlink issue ubuntu ark

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ark/4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ark/4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ark/4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2

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