{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584","details":"A vulnerability has been found in wummel patool 4.1.0. This vulnerability affects the function extract_gzip of the file patoolib/fileutil.py of the component Gzip Extraction Handler. The manipulation leads to symlink following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The researcher claims to have submitted a GHSA on the repository of the project.","modified":"2026-11-10T09:00:07.085399032Z","published":"2026-11-09T09:16:59.283Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-124584"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-124584"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"patool","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/patool?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.12-5","2.0.0-1","2.0.0-2","3.1.0-1","3.1.0-2","3.1.3-1","4.0.0-1","4.0.1-1","4.0.2-1","4.0.3-1","4.0.4-1","4.0.5-0.1","4.1.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json"}},{"package":{"name":"patool","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/patool?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0-1","4.0.0-1+deb13u1","4.0.1-1","4.0.2-1","4.0.3-1","4.0.4-1","4.0.5-0.1","4.1.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json"}},{"package":{"name":"patool","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/patool?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0-1","4.0.1-1","4.0.2-1","4.0.3-1","4.0.4-1","4.0.5-0.1","4.1.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-124584.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"}]}