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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.1083
Security update for tar
30 March 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: tar
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-20193
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210974-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than SUSE. It is recommended that administrators
running tar check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for tar
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0974-1
Rating: low
References: #1181131
Cross-References: CVE-2021-20193
Affected Products:
SUSE MicroOS 5.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for tar fixes the following issues:
CVE-2021-20193: Memory leak in read_header() in list.c (bsc#1181131)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE MicroOS 5.0:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-974=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-974=1
Package List:
o SUSE MicroOS 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64):
tar-1.30-3.6.1
tar-debuginfo-1.30-3.6.1
tar-debugsource-1.30-3.6.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
tar-1.30-3.6.1
tar-debuginfo-1.30-3.6.1
tar-debugsource-1.30-3.6.1
tar-rmt-1.30-3.6.1
tar-rmt-debuginfo-1.30-3.6.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (noarch):
tar-lang-1.30-3.6.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20193.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181131
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