SB2020110424 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for file-roller 

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SB2020110424 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for file-roller

Published: November 4, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020110424
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16680)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software allows a single path traversal sequence to be present in the TAR file name. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted archive and overwrite arbitrary files located one directory above the current file location.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11736)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in "fr-archive-libarchive.c" file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References