USN-4332-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4332-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4332-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4332-1
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Published
2020-04-20T12:58:10.392160Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:06Z
Summary
file-roller vulnerability
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / file-roller

Package

Name
file-roller
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/file-roller@3.16.5-0ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.16.5-0ubuntu1.4

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.4-1ubuntu3
3.16.5-0ubuntu1
3.16.5-0ubuntu1.1
3.16.5-0ubuntu1.2
3.16.5-0ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.16.5-0ubuntu1.4",
            "binary_name": "file-roller"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-11736",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / file-roller

Package

Name
file-roller
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/file-roller@3.28.0-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.28.0-1ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.26.1-0ubuntu1
3.26.2-0ubuntu1
3.26.2-3ubuntu1
3.28.0-1ubuntu1
3.28.0-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.28.0-1ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "file-roller"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-11736",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}