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Fedora 34: 2021-303f6623fa Critical Directory Traversal Issues in dconf

GNOME 40.rc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-303f6623fa 2021-03-20 00:16:30.596999 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : dconf Product : Fedora 34 Version : 0.40.0 Release : 1.fc34 URL : https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/dconf Summary : A configuration system Description : dconf is a low-level configuration system. Its main purpose is to provide a backend to the GSettings API in GLib. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: GNOME 40.rc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Mon Mar 15 2021 Kalev Lember - 0.40.0-1 - Update to 0.40.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1925640 - CVE-2020-36241 gnome-autoar: directory traversal via a malicious archive that contains a file whose parent is a symbolic link which points outside of the destination directory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925640 [ 2 ] Bug #1940026 - CVE-2021-28650 gnome-autoar: directory traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink in certain complex situations https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1940026 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-303f6623fa' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . Fedora 34 has released dconf update 0.40.0-1, enhancing performance, stability, and addressing critical bugs for a smoother user experience. Fedora 34 Update,dconf Configuration,GNOME Security Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 19, 2021 •Critical Fedora