| Name | CVE-2021-32563 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in Thunar before 4.16.7 and 4.17.x before 4.17.2. When called with a regular file as a command-line argument, it delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 988394 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| thunar (PTS) | jessie | 1.6.3-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.6.11-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 1.8.4-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 4.16.8-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.18.4-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.18.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| thunar | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| thunar | source | (unstable) | 4.16.8-1 | | | 988394 |
Notes
[buster] - thunar <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - thunar <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/2
Fixed by: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/9165a61f95e43cc0b5abf9b98eee2818a0191e0b
Regression fix: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/3b54d9d7dbd7fd16235e2141c43a7f18718f5664
Regression: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/issues/575