Canonical » Ubuntu Linux » 12.04 lts : Security Vulnerabilities, CVEs, Published In 2014 (Directory traversal)

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.