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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202402-12 ] GNU Tar: Out of Bounds Read

Posted on 18 February 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202402-12
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: GNU Tar: Out of Bounds Read
Date: February 18, 2024
Bugs: #898176
ID: 202402-12

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in GNU Tar which may lead to an out
of bounds read.

Background
==========
The GNU Tar program provides the ability to create tar archives, as well
as various other kinds of manipulation.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
------------ ------------ ------------
app-arch/tar < 1.34-r3 >= 1.34-r3

Description
===========
A vulnerability have been discovered in GNU Tar. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
======
GNU Tar has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of
uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the
flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs via a V7
archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GNU Tar users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/tar-1.34-r3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-48303
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48303

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-12

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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