Date:         Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:32:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Moderate: tar on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Moderate: tar security update
Issue date:	2010-03-15
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-4476 CVE-2010-0624

CVE-2007-4476 tar/cpio stack crashing in safer_name_suffix
CVE-2010-0624 tar, cpio: Heap-based buffer overflow by expanding a 
specially-crafted archive

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way tar expanded 
archive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially-crafted 
archive, it could cause the tar executable to crash or execute arbitrary 
code with the privileges of the user running tar. (CVE-2010-0624)

A denial of service flaw was found in the way tar expanded archive 
files. If a user expanded a specially-crafted archive, it could cause 
the tar executable to crash. (CVE-2007-4476) - SL4 and SL5 Only

SL 3.0.x

       SRPMS:
tar-1.13.25-16.RHEL3.src.rpm
       i386:
tar-1.13.25-16.RHEL3.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
tar-1.13.25-16.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

       SRPMS:
tar-1.14-13.el4_8.1.src.rpm
       i386:
tar-1.14-13.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
tar-1.14-13.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

       SRPMS:
tar-1.15.1-23.0.1.el5_4.2.src.rpm
       i386:
tar-1.15.1-23.0.1.el5_4.2.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
tar-1.15.1-23.0.1.el5_4.2.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2007-4476 Moderate: tar SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Moderate: tar security update

Summary

specially-crafted archiveA heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way tar expandedarchive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially-craftedarchive, it could cause the tar executable to crash or execute arbitrarycode with the privileges of the user running tar. (CVE-2010-0624)A denial of service flaw was found in the way tar expanded archivefiles. If a user expanded a specially-crafted archive, it could causethe tar executable to crash. (CVE-2007-4476) - SL4 and SL5 OnlySL 3.0.xSRPMS:tar-1.13.25-16.RHEL3.src.rpmi386:tar-1.13.25-16.RHEL3.i386.rpmx86_64:tar-1.13.25-16.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm



Security Fixes

Severity
Issued Date: : 2010-03-15
CVE Names: CVE-2007-4476 CVE-2010-0624
CVE-2007-4476 tar/cpio stack crashing in safer_name_suffix
CVE-2010-0624 tar, cpio: Heap-based buffer overflow by expanding a

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