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SUSE 16.0 Tar Important File Injection Issues Fix 2026-22377-1

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Calendar Grey July 1, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE updates the tar package fixing critical injection issues and improving security on Enterprise Server 16.0.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for tar fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-5704: crafted archives can be used to to hide file injection (bsc#1261900). * Fix --dereference/-h not working properly after CVE-2025-45582 fix (bsc#1265450). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1092=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1092=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * tar-debugsource-1.35-160000.4.1 * tar-rmt-debuginfo-1.35-160000.4.1 * tar-debuginfo-1.35-160000.4.1 * tar-1.35-160000.4.1

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Topics Covered

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References

* bsc#1261900

* bsc#1265450

* bsc#1267189

Cross-

* CVE-2025-45582

* CVE-2026-5704

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-45582 ( SUSE ): 8.5

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-45582 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-45582 ( NVD ): 4.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-5704 ( SUSE ): 5.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-5704 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2026-5704 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2026-5704 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22377-1
Release Date: 2026-06-26T09:13:30Z
Rating: important

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