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Posted on 20 October 2025
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6029-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 20, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ark
CVE ID : CVE-2024-57966
It was discovered that insecure path handling in the Ark archive utility
could result in overwriting a user's files.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ark packages.
For the detailed security status of ark please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ark
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
