First published: Wed Sep 25 2019(Updated: )
It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled certain TAR files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite sensitive files during extraction.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
All of | ||
ubuntu/file-roller | <3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1 | 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1 |
=18.04 | ||
All of | ||
ubuntu/file-roller | <3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3 | 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3 |
=16.04 |
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USN-4139-1 is a security vulnerability in File Roller, a file archiver for the GNOME desktop.
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to overwrite sensitive files during extraction.
File Roller versions up to and including 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1 for Ubuntu 18.04 and versions up to and including 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3 for Ubuntu 16.04 are affected.
To fix the vulnerability, update File Roller to version 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1 for Ubuntu 18.04 or version 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3 for Ubuntu 16.04.
You can find more information about USN-4139-1 on the Ubuntu Security website and the launchpad.net URLs provided in the references.