UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36241

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-36241
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36241.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36241
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Published
2021-02-05T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:33Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

autoar-extractor.c in GNOME gnome-autoar through 0.2.4, as used by GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink to a directory outside of the intended extraction location.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gnome-autoar

Package

Name
gnome-autoar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-autoar@0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.2-1
0.2.2-2
0.2.2-3
0.2.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoar-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoargtk-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / gnome-autoar

Package

Name
gnome-autoar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-autoar@0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoar-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoargtk-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}