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Mageia 7 MGASA-2020-0323 Critical: Ark File Path Exploit

A maliciously crafted archive with "../" in the file paths would install files anywhere in the user's home directory upon extraction (CVE-2020-16116). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27023 . MGASA-2020-0323 - Updated ark packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 18 Aug 2020 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0323.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2020-16116 A maliciously crafted archive with "../" in the file paths would install files anywhere in the user's home directory upon extraction (CVE-2020-16116). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27023 - https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200730-1.txt - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16116 SRPMS: - 7/core/ark-19.04.0-1.1.mga7 . Mageia has released a security patch to address a vulnerability in the ark package that allowed unauthorized file changes during extraction. More details available. mageia security, ark package update, archive exploit, file path issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 18, 2020 •Critical Mageia