A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade tar | Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tar | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/tar. | May 28, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade tar | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade tar | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade tar | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade tar | Sep 24, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade tar | Sep 29, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade archiver/gnu-tar to version 1.34-11.4.36.0.1.101.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Aug 27, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tarUpgrade tar-rmtUpgrade tar-testsUpgrade tar-backup-scriptsUpgrade tar-docUpgrade tar-lang | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tar (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade tar | Mar 16, 2022 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 26, 2021 |
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