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SUSE: CVE-2021-20193: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/26/2021
Created
04/01/2021
Added
03/30/2021
Modified
10/26/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-tar
  • suse-upgrade-tar-backup-scripts
  • suse-upgrade-tar-doc
  • suse-upgrade-tar-lang
  • suse-upgrade-tar-rmt
  • suse-upgrade-tar-tests

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