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Medium ALSA-2023:0959 1 CVE

Moderate: tar security update

Published Feb 28, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The GNU tar program can save multiple files in an archive and restore files from an archive.

Security Fix(es):

* tar: heap buffer overflow at from_header() in list.c via specially crafted checksum (CVE-2022-48303)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 tar 2:1.34-6.el9_1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48303
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2149722
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-0959.html