Vulnerability Description
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.
CVSS Score
LOW
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kde | Ark | < 20.08.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175857Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KDE/ark/commit/8bf8c5ef07b0ac5e914d752681e470dea403a5bdPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-06Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-06Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4482-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4759Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175857Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/KDE/ark/commit/8bf8c5ef07b0ac5e914d752681e470dea403a5bdPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txtVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-24654?
CVE-2020-24654 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 (LOW). 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.
How severe is CVE-2020-24654?
CVE-2020-24654 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 3.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-24654?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Kde Ark, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap.