vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-39804: Security patch for tar (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 10, 2024 | Jan 10, 2024 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 10, 2024
Added
Jan 10, 2024
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-taramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-tar-debuginfo
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