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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202105-29
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  Severity: Low
     Title: Tar: Denial of service
      Date: May 26, 2021
      Bugs: #778548
        ID: 202105-29

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Tar could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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The Tar program provides the ability to create and manipulate tar
archives.

Affected packages
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      Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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   1  app-arch/tar                  < 1.34                     >= 1.34

Description
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It was discovered that GNU Tar had a memory leak when processing
archive headers.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
archive using Tar, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Tar users should upgrade to the latest version:

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/tar-1.34"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-20193
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20193

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/