CVE-2023-39804 Affecting tar package, versions <1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-TAR-6096094
  • published1 Dec 2023
  • disclosed27 Mar 2024

Introduced: 1 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-39804  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 tar to version 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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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