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CVE-2020-24654

In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as de

In KDE Ark before 20.08.1, a crafted TAR archive with symlinks can install files outside the extraction directory, as demonstrated by a write operation to a user's home directory.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00835
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

5
kde ark< 20.08.1
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuse leapall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Sep 2020 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10632-1
usnUSN-4482-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:1310-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:1310-2
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175857Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/KDE/ark/commit/8bf8c5ef07b0ac5e914d752681e470dea403a5bdPatchThird Party Advisory
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200827-1.txtVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LXMMXNJDYOCJRZTESIUGHG6CS4RJKECX/
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