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Oracle Linux 9 perl-Archive-Tar Important Security Fix CVE-2026-42496

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Calendar Grey July 1, 2026
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Oracle Linux 9 updates include important security fixes for perl-Archive-Tar addressing CVE-2026-42496.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 9 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[2.38-6.1] - Fix CVE-2026-42496: validate symlink and hardlink targets in secure extract mode - Resolves: RHEL-181662

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security advisory security issue important Oracle archive tar CVE-2026-42496

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol9/SRPMS-updates/perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm

x86_64

perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm

aarch64

perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-42496

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security advisory security issue important Oracle archive tar CVE-2026-42496

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