The th_read() function doesn’t free a variable t->th_buf.gnu_longlink after allocating memory, which may cause a memory leak. A flaw was found in libtar. This security vulnerability occurs because the th_read() function in libtar doesn’t free a variable t->th_buf.gnu_longlink after allocating memory, which may cause a memory leak.
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