Vulnerability · Published Apr 7, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36314
Low 3.9
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the file-roller package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.38.0, as used by GNOME Shell and other software, allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink in certain complex situations. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-11736.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | file-roller | 3.28.1-4.el8 | ALSA-2021:4179 |
| Debian:12 | file-roller | 3.38.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36314 |
| Debian:13 | file-roller | 3.38.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36314 |
| Debian:14 | file-roller | 3.38.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36314 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | file-roller | 0:3.28.1-4.el8 | RLSA-2021:4179 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/issues/108 x_refsource_MISC
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/commit/e970f4966bf388f6e7c277357c8b186c645683ae x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-7109d72f07 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA