Security Researcher Nils Dagsson Moskopp PoC shows that windows executables can infect Linux systems. This Vulnerability(CVE-2017-11421) exists with the gnome-exe-thumbnailer version prior to 0.9.5.5. Users should delete all file in /usr/share/thumbnailers and do not use GNOME Files. Uninstall whatever another programming that facilitates consequently executing parts of filenames as the code. Try not to parse records with bug-ridden ad-hoc parsers. Completely recognize inputs before handling them.”]
Source: https://gbhackers.com/vulnerability-bad-taste-affects-linux-machine-via-windows-msi-files/