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USN-4332-1: File Roller vulnerability file-roller vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary File Roller could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description file-roller – archive manager for GNOME Details It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10 file-roller – 3.32.2-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS file-roller – 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS file-roller – 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.4 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2020-11736 Source: USN-4332-1: File Roller vulnerability

USN-4331-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerability webkit2gtk vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+. Software Description webkit2gtk – Web content engine library for GTK+ Details A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 – 2.28.1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 – 2.28.1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 – 2.28.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 – 2.28.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. This update uses a new upstream release, [ more… ]