CVE-2024-55587

Summary

CVE-2024-55587 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting python-libarchive versions up to 4.2.1. This issue permits directory traversal during the extraction process of ZipFiles using functions like extractall and extract. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to create files in arbitrary locations, potentially leading to serious security consequences. It's essential for users to update their python-libarchive packages to a patched version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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