libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.

The remote Debian 12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6029 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6029-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     October 20, 2025                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ark     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-57966

    It was discovered that insecure path handling in the Ark archive utility     could result in overwriting a user's files.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed     in version 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ark packages.

    For the detailed security status of ark please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ark

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2025:0090-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-57966: Disable extraction to absolute path from an archive (boo#1236737)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - libarchiveplugin.cpp in KDE ark before 24.12.0 can extract to an absolute path from an archive.
    (CVE-2024-57966)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of ark installed on the remote host is prior to 21.12.1 / 23.08.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-051-01 advisory.

    New ark packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the ark security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4046 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4046-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Markus Koschany     February 08, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : ark     Version        : 4:20.12.2-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-57966

    A flaw was discovered in ark, an archive utility for the KDE platform. Ark     extracted archives with absolute paths to the corresponding location on     the user's file system. Absolute paths are now treated as relative paths to     prevent overwriting of sensitive information.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     4:20.12.2-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ark packages.

    For the detailed security status of ark please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ark

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
270802	Debian dsa-6029 : ark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
232681	openSUSE 15 Security Update : ark (openSUSE-SU-2025:0090-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
231569	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-57966	Nessus	Misc.	medium
216535	Slackware Linux 15.0 / current ark Vulnerability (SSA:2025-051-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	medium
215155	Debian dla-4046 : ark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium

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