    def _download_file(bucket, filename, local_dir):
        key = bucket.get_key(filename)
        local_filename = os.path.join(local_dir, os.path.basename(filename))
        key.get_contents_to_filename(local_filename)
        return local_filename
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.