=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4937-2
June 07, 2021

gnome-autoar regression
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-4937-1 introduced a regression in GNOME Autoar.

Software Description:
- gnome-autoar: Archive integration support for GNOME

Details:

USN-4937-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNOME Autoar. The update caused a
regression when extracting certain archives. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

 Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the
 intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially
 crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary
 locations, possibly leading to code execution.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 21.04:
  libgnome-autoar-0-0             0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0         0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.10:
  libgnome-autoar-0-0             0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4
  libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0         0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libgnome-autoar-0-0             0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4
  libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0         0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libgnome-autoar-0-0             0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4
  libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0         0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/1929304

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 4937-2: GNOME Autoar regression

June 7, 2021
USN-4937-1 introduced a regression in GNOME Autoar.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.10: libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4 libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4 libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4 libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0 0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-1

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1929304

Severity
June 07, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.4-2ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.3-2ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-autoar/0.2.3-1ubuntu0.4

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