Updated file roller packages has been released for both Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS
=========================================================================File Roller Security Update for Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 LTS
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4139-1
September 25, 2019
file-roller vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
File Roller could be made to overwrite sensitive files if it received a
specially crafted TAR file.
Software Description:
- file-roller: archive manager for GNOME
Details:
It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled certain TAR files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite sensitive files
during extraction.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4139-1
CVE-2019-16680
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3
