CVE-2020-24654
First published: Tue Sep 01 2020(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| KDE Ark | <20.08.1 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =20.04 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =32 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =15.1 | |
| openSUSE Leap | =15.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =33 | |
| debian/ark | <=4:20.08.0-1<=4:18.08.3-1+deb10u1<=4:18.08.3-1 | 4:20.08.1-1 4:18.08.3-1+deb10u2 |
| ubuntu/ark | <4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 | 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 |
| ubuntu/ark | <4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 | 4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 |
| ubuntu/ark | <4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 | 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2 |
| debian/ark | 4:20.12.2-1 4:22.12.3-1 4:23.08.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00001.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175857
- https://github.com/KDE/ark/commit/8bf8c5ef07b0ac5e914d752681e470dea403a5bd
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXMMXNJDYOCJRZTESIUGHG6CS4RJKECX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJOZ6YRNPZX5MJGVBMOCOA7N6Z4EU2OK/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-06
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-06
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4482-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4759
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-24654
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-24654
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=969437
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-24654
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXMMXNJDYOCJRZTESIUGHG6CS4RJKECX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJOZ6YRNPZX5MJGVBMOCOA7N6Z4EU2OK/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4482-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24654
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24654
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24654
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID of this CVE?
The vulnerability ID of this CVE is CVE-2020-24654.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-24654?
The severity of CVE-2020-24654 is high with a severity value of 3.3.
What is the affected software of CVE-2020-24654?
The affected software of CVE-2020-24654 includes KDE Ark versions before 20.08.1.
How can CVE-2020-24654 be exploited?
CVE-2020-24654 can be exploited by using a crafted TAR archive with symlinks to install files outside the extraction directory.
Are there any remedies available for CVE-2020-24654?
Yes, there are remedies available for CVE-2020-24654. For Debian, the remedy versions are 4:20.08.1-1 and 4:18.08.3-1+deb10u2.
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