USN-4937-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4937-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4937-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4937-1
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Published
2021-05-06T11:15:45.090297Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:28Z
Summary
gnome-autoar vulnerability
Details

Ondrej Holy discovered that GNOME Autoar could extract files outside of the intended directory. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially crafted archive, a remote attacker could create files in arbitrary locations, possibly leading to code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gnome-autoar

Package

Name
gnome-autoar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-autoar@0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.2-1
0.2.2-2
0.2.2-3
0.2.3-1
0.2.3-1ubuntu0.1
0.2.3-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoar-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoargtk-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-1ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-28650"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / gnome-autoar

Package

Name
gnome-autoar
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-autoar@0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.3-2
0.2.3-2ubuntu0.1
0.2.3-2ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoar-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnomeautoargtk-0.1",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgnome-autoar-gtk-0-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.3-2ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-28650"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}