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Oracle Linux 10 ELSA-2026-30857 perl-Archive-Tar Important CVE-2026-42496

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2026
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Updated packages have been released for Oracle Linux 10 addressing CVE-2026-42496 regarding Archive-Tar utility.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 10 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[3.02-512.1] - Fix CVE-2026-42496: validate symlink and hardlink targets in secure extract mode - Resolves: RHEL-181651

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Topics Covered

security advisory important Oracle resource access perl-Archive-Tar CVE-2026-42496

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol10/SRPMS-updates/perl-Archive-Tar-3.02-512.el10_2.1.src.rpm

x86_64

perl-Archive-Tar-3.02-512.el10_2.1.noarch.rpm

aarch64

perl-Archive-Tar-3.02-512.el10_2.1.noarch.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-42496

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Topics Covered

security advisory important Oracle resource access perl-Archive-Tar CVE-2026-42496

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