GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters. (CVE-2022-48303) . MGASA-2023-0079 - Updated tar packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 01 Mar 2023 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0079.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 8 CVE: CVE-2022-48303 GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters. (CVE-2022-48303) References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31569 - https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-February/013834.html - - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0842 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48303 SRPMS: - 8/core/tar-1.33-2.2.mga8 . Mageia issued a security patch for zip, resolving a buffer overflow vulnerability that resulted in the use of uninitialized memory.. Mageia Security Update, GNU Tar, Memory Management. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.. SUSE Security Update: Security update for tar ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:0463-1 Rating: moderate References: #1202436 #1207753 Cross-References: CVE-2022-48303 CVSS scores: CVE-2022-48303 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2022-48303 (SUSE): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3 openSUSE Leap 15.4 openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for tar fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-48303: Fixed a one-byte out-of-bounds read that resulted in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump (bsc#1207753). Bug fixes: - Fix hang when unpacking test tarball (bsc#1202436). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the commandlisted for your product: - openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-463=1 - openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.2-2023-463=1 - openSUSE Leap 15.4: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-463=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP3-2023-463=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-463=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-463=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-463=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2023-463=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 (aarch64 x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-rmt-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-rmt-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-tests-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-tests-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch): tar-backup-scripts-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-doc-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-lang-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3 (noarch): tar-lang-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP3 (x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-rmt-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-rmt-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4 (aarch64ppc64le s390x x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-rmt-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-rmt-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4 (noarch): tar-lang-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64): tar-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debuginfo-1.34-150000.3.31.1 tar-debugsource-1.34-150000.3.31.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48303.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202436 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1207753 . Canonical releases patch for gzip tackling a significant vulnerability linked to CVE-2022-48304. Prompt measures advised.. openSUSE Update, Tar Security Fix, SUSE Announcement. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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