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| author |   Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> | 2019-03-10 16:04:53 -0400 |
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| committer | Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> | 2019-03-10 16:04:53 -0400 |
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| parent | [ GLSA 201903-04 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (diff) | |
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[ GLSA 201903-05 ] Tar: Denial of Service
Signed-off-by: Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/glsa-201903-05.xml b/glsa-201903-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..106046f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201903-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201903-05"> + <title>Tar: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in Tar could led to a Denial of Service condition.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">tar</product> + <announced>2019-03-10</announced> + <revised count="1">2019-03-10</revised> + <bug>674210</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/tar" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.30-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.30-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>The Tar program provides the ability to create and manipulate tar + archives. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The sparse_dump_region function in sparse.c file in Tar allows an + infinite loop using the --sparse option. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition by modifying + a file that is supposed to be archived by a different user’s process + (e.g., a system backup running as root). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Tar users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/tar-1.30-r1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20482">CVE-2018-20482</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2019-03-10T16:20:01Z">Zlogene</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2019-03-10T20:04:34Z">Zlogene</metadata> +</glsa> |