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Ubuntu 26.04 Tar Critical File Overwrite Threat USN-8477-1 CVE-2026-5704

tar could be made to overwrite files if it opened a specially crafted archive.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8477-1 June 25, 2026 tar vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: tar could be made to overwrite files if it opened a specially crafted archive. Software Description: - tar: GNU tar archive utility Details: It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection mechanisms. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS tar 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS tar 1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS tar 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS tar 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS tar 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS tar 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8477-1 CVE-2026-5704 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.3 . Ubuntu's tar utility faces a critical flaw allowing file overwrites via crafted archives. Update your system now.. Ubuntu Tar Security Update, Critical Tar Vulnerability, Secure File Archiving. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Fedora 42 rust-astral-tokio-tar Important Patch for Archive Handling Fix

Update rust-astral-tokio-tar to 0.6.0, fixing CVE-2026-32766. Update rust-tar to 0.4.45, fixing CVE-2026-33056. Update rust-nix to 0.31.2. Update uv and python- uv-build to 0.10.2, rebuilding them with the latest rust-astral-tokio-tar and rust-tar. Update python-fastar to 0.9.0, rebuilding it with the lastest rust- tar. Rebuild maturin with the latest rust-tar.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-23bb71ea52 2026-03-29 01:07:01.422539+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : rust-astral-tokio-tar Product : Fedora 42 Version : 0.6.0 Release : 1.fc42 URL : https://crates.io/crates/astral-tokio-tar Summary : Rust implementation of an async TAR file reader and writer Description : A Rust implementation of an async TAR file reader and writer. This library does not currently handle compression, but it is abstract over all I/O readers and writers. Additionally, great lengths are taken to ensure that the entire contents are never required to be entirely resident in memory all at once. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update rust-astral-tokio-tar to 0.6.0, fixing CVE-2026-32766. Update rust-tar to 0.4.45, fixing CVE-2026-33056. Update rust-nix to 0.31.2. Update uv and python- uv-build to 0.10.2, rebuilding them with the latest rust-astral-tokio-tar and rust-tar. Update python-fastar to 0.9.0, rebuilding it with the lastest rust- tar. Rebuild maturin with the latest rust-tar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Mon Mar 16 2026 Benjamin A. Beasley - 0.6.0-1 - Update to version 0.6.0; Fixes RHBZ#2448054 * Sat Jan 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering - 0.5.6-2 - Rebuilt forhttps://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Mass_Rebuild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2448054 - rust-astral-tokio-tar-0.6.0 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448054 [ 2 ] Bug #2449243 - uv-0.10.12 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449243 [ 3 ] Bug #2449274 - rust-tar-0.4.45 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449274 [ 4 ] Bug #2449338 - python-uv-build-0.10.12 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449338 [ 5 ] Bug #2449547 - CVE-2026-32766 python-uv-build: astral-tokio-tar: Potential archive misinterpretation via malformed PAX extensions [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449547 [ 6 ] Bug #2449549 - CVE-2026-32766 uv: astral-tokio-tar: Potential archive misinterpretation via malformed PAX extensions [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449549 [ 7 ] Bug #2449645 - python-fastar-0.9.0 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449645 [ 8 ] Bug #2449681 - CVE-2026-33056 maturin: tar-rs: Arbitrary directory permission modification via crafted tar archive [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449681 [ 9 ] Bug #2449683 - CVE-2026-33056 python-fastar: tar-rs: Arbitrary directory permission modification via crafted tar archive [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449683 [ 10 ] Bug #2449684 - CVE-2026-33056 python-uv-build: tar-rs: Arbitrary directory permission modification via crafted tar archive [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449684 [ 11 ] Bug #2449694 - CVE-2026-33056 uv: tar-rs: Arbitrary directory permission modification via crafted tar archive [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2449694 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thisupdate can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-23bb71ea52' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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