1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7349-1

USN-7349-1: RAR vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 March 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in RAR.

Releases

Packages

  • rar - Archiver for .rar files

Details

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or
automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR
archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary
files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333)

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If
a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted
RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or
automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR
archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary
files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333)

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If
a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted
RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. 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
22.04 jammy rar –  2:6.23-1~22.04.1
20.04 focal rar –  2:6.23-1~20.04.1

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