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Scientific Linux: Tar Moderate Severity Path Traversal Fix Available

Calendar Dec 20, 2006 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory moderate severity path traversal Scientific Linux tar update
Updated tar packages that fix a path traversal flaw are now 
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:34:50 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: ERRATA for "tar" on SL 301,302,303,304,305,307,308 i386,x86_64
 now available
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The following ERRATA for SL 301,302,303,304,305,307,308 i386,x86_64 are
now available from:

Synopsis: Updated tar packages that fix a path traversal flaw are now
available

Severity: moderate

Issued on: 2006-12-19

CVEs:
SRPMS
 tar-1.13.25-15.RHEL3.src.rpm
i386
 tar-1.13.25-15.RHEL3.i386.rpm
x86_64
 tar-1.13.25-15.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

--Troy Dawson
--Connie Sieh