QID 357262

Date Published: 2024-02-22

QID 357262: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for atril : ALAS2MATE-DESKTOP1.X-2024-006

Atril document viewer is the default document reader of the mate desktop environment for linux.
A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of atril prior to 1.26.2.
This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access.
The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving remote command execution on the target system.
Version 1.26.2 of atril contains a patch for this vulnerability. (
( CVE-2023-52076)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2MATE-DESKTOP1.X-2024-006 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

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