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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4894-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 20, 2021                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : php-pear
CVE ID         : CVE-2020-36193
Debian Bug     : 980428

It was discovered that the PEAR Archive_Tar package for handling tar
files in PHP is prone to a directory traversal flaw due to inadequate
checking of symbolic links.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.10.6+submodules+notgz-1.1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your php-pear packages.

For the detailed security status of php-pear please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/php-pear

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4894-1: php-pear security update

April 20, 2021
It was discovered that the PEAR Archive_Tar package for handling tar files in PHP is prone to a directory traversal flaw due to inadequate checking of symbolic links

Summary

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.10.6+submodules+notgz-1.1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your php-pear packages.

For the detailed security status of php-pear please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/php-pear

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
It was discovered that the PEAR Archive_Tar package for handling tar
files in PHP is prone to a directory traversal flaw due to inadequate
checking of symbolic links.

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