MGASA-2024-0224 - Updated atril packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 15 Jun 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0224.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2023-52076

Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop
environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write
vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This
vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the
filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The
only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to
overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from
achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system.
(CVE-2023-52076)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33282
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6808-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-52076

SRPMS:
- 9/core/atril-1.26.1-1.1.mga9

Atril Vulnerabilities in Mageia Require Urgent Security Updates

Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux

Summary

Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system. (CVE-2023-52076)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33282

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6808-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-52076

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0224 - Updated atril packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/atril-1.26.1-1.1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 15 Jun 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0224.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-52076

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