GLSA 202009-06: GNOME File Roller: Directory traversal

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNOME File Roller: Directory traversal
Date:	09/13/2020
Bugs:	#717362
ID:	202009-06

Synopsis

A vulnerability in GNOME File Roller could lead to a directory traversal attack.

Background

File Roller is an archive manager for the GNOME desktop environment.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-arch/file-roller	< 3.36.3	>= 3.36.3	All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that GNOME File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNOME File Roller users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/file-roller-3.36.3"

References

CVE-2020-11736

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202009-06.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.