USN-8640-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8640-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8640-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8640-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2026-08-17T17:29:24Z
Modified
2026-08-17T23:59:12.850505488Z
Summary
engrampa vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Engrampa incorrectly handled symbolic links when extracting certain archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / engrampa

Package

Name
engrampa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/engrampa?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.10.2-1
1.12.0-1
1.12.0-2
1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa-common",
            "binary_version": "1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8640-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-52138"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / engrampa

Package

Name
engrampa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/engrampa?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.18.2-2ubuntu0
1.18.3-1
1.19.2-0ubuntu1
1.20.0-0ubuntu1
1.20.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa",
            "binary_version": "1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa-common",
            "binary_version": "1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8640-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-52138"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / engrampa

Package

Name
engrampa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/engrampa?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.24.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.22.1-2
1.22.3-1
1.24.0-0ubuntu1
1.24.0-1
1.24.0-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa",
            "binary_version": "1.24.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa-common",
            "binary_version": "1.24.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8640-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-52138"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / engrampa

Package

Name
engrampa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/engrampa?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.26.0-1ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.26.0-0ubuntu1
1.26.0-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa",
            "binary_version": "1.26.0-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "engrampa-common",
            "binary_version": "1.26.0-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8640-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2023-52138"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}