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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0111
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0111)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnome-autoar' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0111 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnome-autoar' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0111 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Yigit Can Yilmaz 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 (CVE-2020-36241).

Affected Software/OS:
'gnome-autoar' package(s) on Mageia 7, Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-36241
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BN5TVQ7OHZEGY6AGFLAZWCVCI53RYNHQ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-10
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/commit/adb067e645732fdbe7103516e506d09eb6a54429
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-autoar/-/issues/7
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