RedHat: RHSA-2023-0959:01 Moderate: tar security update
Summary
The GNU tar program can save multiple files in an archive and restore files
from an archive.
Security Fix(es):
* tar: heap buffer overflow at from_header() in list.c via specially
crafted checksum (CVE-2022-48303)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48303 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9):
Source:
tar-1.34-6.el9_1.src.rpm
aarch64:
tar-1.34-6.el9_1.aarch64.rpm
tar-debuginfo-1.34-6.el9_1.aarch64.rpm
tar-debugsource-1.34-6.el9_1.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
tar-1.34-6.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
tar-debuginfo-1.34-6.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
tar-debugsource-1.34-6.el9_1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
tar-1.34-6.el9_1.s390x.rpm
tar-debuginfo-1.34-6.el9_1.s390x.rpm
tar-debugsource-1.34-6.el9_1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
tar-1.34-6.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
tar-debuginfo-1.34-6.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
tar-debugsource-1.34-6.el9_1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for tar is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
2149722 - CVE-2022-48303 tar: heap buffer overflow at from_header() in list.c via specially crafted checksum