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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844186
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4139-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'file-roller' package(s) announced via the USN-4139-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'file-roller' package(s) announced via the USN-4139-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled certain TAR files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite sensitive files
during extraction.

Affected Software/OS:
'file-roller' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-16680
Bugtraq: 20190929 [SECURITY] [DSA 4537-1] file-roller security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/57
Debian Security Information: DSA-4537 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4537
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=794337
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/57268e51e59b61c9e3125eb0f65551c7084297e2
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/commit/e8fb3e24dae711e4fb0d6777e0016cdda8787bc1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00032.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4139-1/
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