<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:18.04</code> <code>tar</code> to version 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 or higher.</p>

CVE-2023-39804 Affecting tar package, versions <1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

Snyk CVSS

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.05% (15^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-TAR-6096091
published 1 Dec 2023
disclosed 27 Mar 2024

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Introduced: 1 Dec 2023

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How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 tar to version 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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.