vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-9888: NULL Pointer Dereference
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 8, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 8, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
An error within the "tar_directory_for_file()" function (gsf-infile-tar.c) in GNOME Structured File Library before 1.14.41 can be exploited to trigger a Null pointer dereference and subsequently cause a crash via a crafted TAR file.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libgsf
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