1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4937-2

USN-4937-2: GNOME Autoar regression

Publication date

7 June 2021

Overview

USN-4937-1 introduced a regression in GNOME Autoar.

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-4937-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The update caused a
regression when extracting certain archives. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the
intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially
crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary
locations, possibly leading to code execution.

USN-4937-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The update caused a
regression when extracting certain archives. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the
intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially
crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary
locations, possibly leading to code execution.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to 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
21.04 hirsute libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 –  0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
libgnome-autoar-0-0 –  0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
20.10 groovy libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 –  0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4
libgnome-autoar-0-0 –  0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4
20.04 focal libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 –  0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4
libgnome-autoar-0-0 –  0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4
18.04 bionic libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 –  0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4
libgnome-autoar-0-0 –  0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4

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