CVE catalog

CVE-2020-16116

ark: CVE-2020-16116

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published: Jul 31, 2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.71% · Oct 25, 2026

In kerfuffle/jobs.cpp in KDE Ark before 20.08.0, a crafted archive can install files outside the extraction directory via ../ directory traversal.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ark	sid	`4:26.08.2-1`	fixed
Debian	ark	forky	`4:26.08.2-1`	fixed
Debian	ark	trixie	`4:25.04.3-1`	fixed
Debian	ark	bookworm	`4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	ark	bookworm-security	`4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.04.3-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.08.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.08.3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.12.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.04.3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.08.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.08.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ark	tumbleweed	`21.08.1-1.2`	fixed
Suse	ark	package hub 15 sp1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Suse	ark	package hub 15 sp2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ark	leap 15.1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ark	leap 15.2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ark	16.04	`4:15.08.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	16.04	`4:15.12.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	16.04	`4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	16.04	`4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	16.04	`4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.04.3-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.08.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.08.3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.12.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	18.04	`4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.04.3-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.08.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.08.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.0-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.2-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ark	20.04	`4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Suse	ark	package hub 15 sp1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Suse	ark	package hub 15 sp2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ark	leap 15.1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ark	leap 15.2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ark	source	sid	`4:20.04.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ark	source	forky	`4:20.04.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ark	source	trixie	`4:20.04.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ark	source	bookworm	`4:20.04.3-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	ark	deb	18.04	`4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	USN-4461-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	ark	deb	20.04	`4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	USN-4461-1	Not reported
Opensuse	ark	rpm	tumbleweed	`21.08.1-1.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10632-1	Not reported
Suse	ark	rpm	package hub 15 sp1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2	Not reported
Suse	ark	rpm	package hub 15 sp2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2	Not reported
Opensuse	ark	rpm	leap 15.1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2	Not reported
Opensuse	ark	rpm	leap 15.2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-2	Not reported
Ubuntu	ark	deb	18.04	`4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16116	Not reported
Ubuntu	ark	deb	20.04	`4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16116	Not reported
Suse	ark	rpm	package hub 15 sp1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1	Not reported
Suse	ark	rpm	package hub 15 sp2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1	Not reported
Opensuse	ark	rpm	leap 15.1	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1	Not reported
Opensuse	ark	rpm	leap 15.2	`20.04.2-bp152.2.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1183-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[ark-lang]Unknown
Source package: [ark]
Details (1)
- 26.08.0-1.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 21.08.1-1.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · ark · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libkerfuffle26]Unknown
Source package: [ark]
Details (1)
- 26.08.0-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 21.08.1-1.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · ark · opensuse · tumbleweed
[ark]Fixed
Source package: [ark]
Details (1)
- 26.08.0-1.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 21.08.1-1.2
  dsa · ark · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ark]Fixed
Details (4)
- 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4:20.04.3-1
  dsa · ark · debian · bookworm; dsa · ark · debian · 12
- 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 4:20.04.3-1
  dsa · ark · debian · bookworm; dsa · ark · debian · 12
- 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4:20.04.3-1
  dsa · ark · debian · bookworm; dsa · ark · debian · 12
- 4:22.12.3-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4:20.04.3-1
  dsa · ark · debian · bookworm; dsa · ark · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ark]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4:25.04.3-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4:20.04.3-1
  dsa · ark · debian · 13
- 4:25.04.3-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 4:20.04.3-1
  dsa · ark · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:41 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]