Description
In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.
Published: 2020-09-02
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3015-1 ark security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4759-1 ark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-17369 In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4482-1 Ark vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Kde Ark
Opensuse Leap
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:19:08.343Z

Reserved: 2020-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-24654

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-02T17:15:12.327

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:15:23.160

Link: CVE-2020-24654

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-08-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-24654 - Bugzilla

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