vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-9923: tar: null-pointer dereference in pax_decode_header in sparse.c
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 22, 2019 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 22, 2019
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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