Issue Overview:
It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled extended attributes in PAX archives. An attacker could supply a specially crafted file and cause tar to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-39804)
Affected Packages:
tar
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update tar to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
i686:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.i686
tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.i686
src:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.src
x86_64:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
Red Hat: CVE-2023-39804
Mitre: CVE-2023-39804
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | 2 | aarch64 | tar | < 1.26-35.amzn2.0.3 | tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | aarch64 | tar-debuginfo | < 1.26-35.amzn2.0.3 | tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.aarch64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | i686 | tar | < 1.26-35.amzn2.0.3 | tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | i686 | tar-debuginfo | < 1.26-35.amzn2.0.3 | tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.i686.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | x86_64 | tar | < 1.26-35.amzn2.0.3 | tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 2 | x86_64 | tar-debuginfo | < 1.26-35.amzn2.0.3 | tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.x86_64.rpm |