Ubuntu Security Update USN-4332-1: File Roller vulnerability

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file-roller vulnerability


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

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

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