Bug 2569039 (CVE-2026-124584) - CVE-2026-124584 patool: patool: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure symlink following in gzip extraction
Summary: CVE-2026-124584 patool: patool: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure symlink...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-124584
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-11-09 10:31 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-11-09 10:37 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-09 10:31:22 UTC 
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.
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