CVE-2023-39804 Affecting tar package, versions <1.34+dfsg-1+deb11u1


low

Snyk CVSS

      Threat Intelligence

      EPSS 0.05% (15th percentile)
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    SUSE
    2.8 low
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    Red Hat
    3.3 low

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    • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-TAR-6120424
    • published 12 Dec 2023
    • disclosed 27 Mar 2024

    How to fix?

    Upgrade Debian:11 tar to version 1.34+dfsg-1+deb11u1 or higher.

    NVD Description

    Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tar package and not the tar package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

    In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.