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Gentoo: GLSA-202101-23 Normal: PEAR Archive_Tar Directory Traversal Risk

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Calendar Grey January 25, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several weaknesses identified in PEAR Archive_Tar pose significant risks for code execution. Recommended to upgrade to reduce possible threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PEAR Archive_Tar, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PEAR Archive_Tar. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo update gentoo software update code execution directory traversal normal severity archive_tar PEAR Archive_Tar

Resolution

All PEAR-Archive_Tar users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-php/PEAR-Archive_Tar-1.4.12"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-28948 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28948 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-28949 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28949 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-36193 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36193

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-23
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: PEAR Archive_Tar: Directory traversal
Date: January 26, 2021
Bugs: #755653, #766036
ID: 202101-23

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo update gentoo software update code execution directory traversal normal severity archive_tar PEAR Archive_Tar

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PEAR Archive_Tar, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

This class provides handling of tar files in PHP.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-php/PEAR-Archive_Tar < 1.4.12 >= 1.4.12

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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