USN-4733-2

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    USN-4733-2

    Published: 8 Mar 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: gnome-autoar regression

    Details: USN-4733-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The upstream fix introduced a regression when extracting archives containing directories. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Yiğit Can Yılmaz 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4733-2, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1917812

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnome-autoar

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.2.3-1ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    0.2.2-1
    0.2.2-2
    0.2.2-3
    0.2.3-1
    0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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