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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.1085
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
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-20193
Reference: ESB-2021.1083
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210975-1
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for tar
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0975-1
Rating: low
References: #1181131
Cross-References: CVE-2021-20193
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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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 Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-975=1
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
tar-1.27.1-15.9.1
tar-debuginfo-1.27.1-15.9.1
tar-debugsource-1.27.1-15.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (noarch):
tar-lang-1.27.1-15.9.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20193.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181131
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