CVE-2023-39804 Affecting tar package, versions <1.30+dfsg-6+deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-TAR-6120423
  • published12 Dec 2023
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024

Introduced: 12 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-39804  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 tar to version 1.30+dfsg-6+deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tar package and not the tar package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.

CVSS Scores

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