USN-4482-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4482-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4482-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4482-1
Related
Published
2020-09-01T19:27:20.797347Z
Modified
2020-09-01T19:27:20.797347Z
Summary
ark vulnerability
Details

Fabian Vogt discovered that Ark incorrectly handled symbolic links in tar archive files. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious tar archive that, when opened, would create files outside the extraction directory.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ark

Package

Name
ark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ark@4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

4:15.*

4:15.08.2-0ubuntu1
4:15.12.1-0ubuntu1
4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1
4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ark

Package

Name
ark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ark@4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

4:17.*

4:17.04.3-0ubuntu3
4:17.08.3-0ubuntu1
4:17.08.3-0ubuntu2
4:17.12.2-0ubuntu1
4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1
4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ark

Package

Name
ark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ark@4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

4:19.*

4:19.04.3-0ubuntu2
4:19.08.1-1
4:19.08.3-0ubuntu1
4:19.12.0-0ubuntu1
4:19.12.0-1
4:19.12.1-0ubuntu1
4:19.12.2-0ubuntu1
4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1
4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ark-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}