Subj : [USN-7349-1] RAR vulnerabilities
To   : All
From : Sean Rima
Date : Wed Mar 12 2025 08:23 pm

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* Originally by: Linux Ubuntu Security List (2:263/1), 12 Mar 25 20:20.
* Originally to: all.


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7349-1
March 12, 2025

rar vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in RAR.

Software Description:
- rar: Archiver for .rar files

Details:

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333)

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  rar                             2:6.23-1~22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  rar                             2:6.23-1~20.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7349-1
  CVE-2022-30333, CVE-2023-40477

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rar/2:6.23-1~22.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rar/2:6.23-1~20.04.1

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