USN-4332-2: File Roller vulnerability
file-roller vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary
File Roller could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
- file-roller – archive manager for GNOME
Details
USN-4332-1 fixed vulnerabilities in File Roller. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory 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 20.04 LTS
- file-roller – 3.36.1-1ubuntu0.1
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.
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