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Mageia Archive-Tar Critical Extraction Attacks Vulnerability 2026-0230

mageia
Calendar Grey June 24, 2026
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Critical security update for Mageia addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Archive::Tar impacting version prior to 3.10.
Security update

Summary

Description: The updated package fixes security vulnerabilities: Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract symlinks with attacker controlled targets outside the extraction directory. (CVE-2026-42496) Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory. (CVE-2026-42497) Archive::Tar versions before 3.10 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via attacker controlled entry size field in tar header. (CVE-2026-9538)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35587

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/26/2

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/26/3

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/26/4

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42496

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42497

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9538

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical memory exhaustion archive tar Mageia extraction attack

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/perl-Archive-Tar-2.380.0-2.1.mga9

Severity
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Publication date: 24 Jun 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0230.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-42496, CVE-2026-42497, CVE-2026-9538

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical memory exhaustion archive tar Mageia extraction attack

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