A File Roller security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 19.10, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS.

USN-4332-1: File Roller vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4332-1
April 20, 2020

file-roller vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

File Roller could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- file-roller: archive manager for GNOME

Details:

It was discovered that File Roller incorrectly handled symlinks.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.10:
file-roller 3.32.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.28.0-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
file-roller 3.16.5-0ubuntu1.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4332-1
CVE-2020-11736

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.32.2-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.28.0-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/3.16.5-0ubuntu1.4