GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade tar | Feb 22, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade tar | Mar 26, 2024 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade tar-debuginfoUpgrade tar | Mar 22, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade tar | Mar 23, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade tar-debugsourceUpgrade tar-debuginfoUpgrade tar | Feb 17, 2025 | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade tar-debuginfoUpgrade tar-debugsourceUpgrade tar | Feb 22, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tar | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/tar. | Feb 19, 2024 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade tar | May 18, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade tar | Jul 5, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade tar | Jun 9, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade tar | Jun 9, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade tar | May 10, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Sep 4, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade tar | Feb 22, 2023 | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tar-debugsourceUpgrade tarUpgrade tar-debuginfoNo solution exists | Feb 22, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade tar-debuginfoUpgrade tar-debugsourceUpgrade tar | Mar 12, 2024 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tar-backup-scriptsUpgrade tar-rmtUpgrade tar-testsUpgrade tarUpgrade tar-langUpgrade tar-doc | Feb 21, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tar (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade tar | Mar 22, 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 30, 2023 |
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