USN-4332-2: File Roller vulnerability

Publication date

27 April 2020

Overview

File Roller could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases


Packages

Details

USN-4332-1 fixed vulnerabilities in File Roller. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

USN-4332-1 fixed vulnerabilities in File Roller. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal file-roller –  3.36.1-1ubuntu0.1

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