Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-48303: ELSA-2023-0959: tar security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
04/30/2022
02/23/2023
02/22/2023
08/06/2024
Description
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.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-tar
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