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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-tar | Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-tar | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-tar | May 28, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-tar | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-tar | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-tar | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-tar | Sep 24, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-tar | Sep 29, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-archiver-gnu-tar-1-34-11-4-36-0-1-101-0 | Aug 27, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-tarsuse-upgrade-tar-backup-scriptssuse-upgrade-tar-docsuse-upgrade-tar-langsuse-upgrade-tar-rmtsuse-upgrade-tar-tests | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-tarubuntu-upgrade-tar | Mar 16, 2022 | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 26, 2021 |
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