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@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ a normal archive. Instead the elements of the first archive are added
individually to the second archive.
The paths to the elements of the archive are stored relative to the
-archive itself.
+archive itself. For security reasons absolute paths and paths with a
+@code{/../} component are not allowed.
@cindex compatibility, @command{ar}
@cindex @command{ar} compatibility