This update for file-roller fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2020-11736: Fixed a directory traversal     vulnerability due to improper checking whether a file's     parent is an external symlink (bsc#1169428).

  - CVE-2019-16680: Fixed a path traversal vulnerability     which could have allowed an overwriting of a file during     extraction (bsc#1151585). 

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:4820 advisory.

  - file-roller: path traversal vulnerability via a specially crafted filename contained in malicious archive     (CVE-2019-16680)

  - file-roller: directory traversal via directory symlink pointing outside of the target directory     (CVE-2020-11736)

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

According to the version of the file-roller packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through     3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction     because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is     a symlink to a directory outside of the intended     extraction location.(CVE-2020-11736)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4332-2 advisory.

    USN-4332-1 fixed vulnerabilities in File Roller. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu     20.04 LTS.



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

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

According to the versions of the file-roller packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - An issue was discovered in GNOME file-roller before     3.29.91. It allows a single ./../ path traversal via a     filename contained in a TAR archive, possibly     overwriting a file during extraction.(CVE-2019-16680)

  - fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through     3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction     because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is     a symlink to a directory outside of the intended     extraction location.(CVE-2020-11736)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202009-06 (GNOME File Roller: Directory traversal)

    It was discovered that GNOME File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks.
  Impact :

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This update for file-roller fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

CVE-2020-11736: Fixed a directory traversal vulnerability due to improper checking whether a file's parent is an external symlink (bsc#1169428).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

fr-archive-libarchive.c in GNOME file-roller through 3.36.1 allows Directory Traversal during extraction because it lacks a check of whether a file's parent is a symlink to a directory outside of the intended extraction location.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 3.14.1-1+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your file-roller packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-4820 advisory.

    - Fix CVE-2020-11736 (#1827395)

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

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

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2020_4820 advisory.

    * file-roller: path traversal vulnerability via a specially crafted filename contained in malicious     archive (CVE-2019-16680)

    * file-roller: directory traversal via directory symlink pointing outside of the target directory     (CVE-2020-11736)

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

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
138689	openSUSE Security Update : file-roller (openSUSE-2020-825)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/20/2020	2/29/2024	medium
145860	CentOS 8 : file-roller (CESA-2020:4820)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	2/1/2021	1/24/2024	medium
142092	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : file-roller (EulerOS-SA-2020-2244)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	10/30/2020	2/13/2024	low
136027	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : File Roller vulnerability (USN-4332-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/28/2020	10/29/2024	low
149137	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : file-roller (EulerOS-SA-2021-1783)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	4/30/2021	1/3/2024	medium
140561	GLSA-202009-06 : GNOME File Roller: Directory traversal	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	9/14/2020	2/20/2024	low
137551	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : file-roller (SUSE-SU-2020:1505-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/17/2020	12/23/2020	low
135723	Debian DLA-2180-1 : file-roller security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	4/20/2020	1/11/2021	low
142761	Oracle Linux 8 : file-roller (ELSA-2020-4820)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	11/12/2020	10/22/2024	medium
357785	Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: file-roller / file-roller-debuginfo / file-roller-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2020_4820)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/1/2026	medium

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