Ark: Symlink vulnerability

Ark: Symlink vulnerability Ark was found to allow arbitrary file overwrite, possibly allowing arbitrary code execution. ark 2021-01-11 2021-01-11 743959 remote 20.04.3-r2 20.04.3-r2

Ark is a graphical file compression/decompression utility with support for multiple formats.

KDE Ark did not fully verify symlinks contained within tar archives.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted tar archive using KDE Ark, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All KDE Ark users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/ark-20.04.3-r2"

CVE-2020-24654 sam_c sam_c