DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-124584
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584
Upstream
Published
2026-11-09T09:16:59Z
Modified
2026-11-10T09:00:07Z
Severity
  • 4.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability has been found in wummel patool 4.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function extract_gzip of the file patoolib/fileutil.py of the component Gzip Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The researcher claims to have submitted a GHSA on the repository of the project.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / patool

Package

Name
patool
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patool?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.12-5
2.*
2.0.0-1
2.0.0-2
3.*
3.1.0-1
3.1.0-2
3.1.3-1
4.*
4.0.0-1
4.0.1-1
4.0.2-1
4.0.3-1
4.0.4-1
4.0.5-0.1
4.1.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json"

Debian:13 / patool

Package

Name
patool
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patool?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.0-1
4.0.0-1+deb13u1
4.0.1-1
4.0.2-1
4.0.3-1
4.0.4-1
4.0.5-0.1
4.1.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json"

Debian:14 / patool

Package

Name
patool
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/patool?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.0.0-1
4.0.1-1
4.0.2-1
4.0.3-1
4.0.4-1
4.0.5-0.1
4.1.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json"