| Name | CVE-2026-124584 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| patool (PTS) | bookworm | 1.12-5 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 4.0.0-1+deb13u1 | vulnerable | |
| forky, sid | 4.1.0-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| patool | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) |
https://github.com/wummel/patool/security/advisories/GHSA-p24m-wf3f-3mf5
check, no public details yet at 2026-11-10