vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary file overwrite (CVE-2016-6321)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 9, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 9, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The GNU tar archiver attempts to avoid path traversal attacks by removing offending parts of the element name at extract. This sanitizing leads to a vulnerability where the attacker can bypass the path name(s) specified on the command line leading to arbitrary overwrite of files and directories inside the target directory.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
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