Issue Overview:
pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers. (CVE-2019-9923)
Affected Packages:
tar
Issue Correction:
Run yum update tar to update your system.
New Packages:
i686:
tar-1.26-31.24.amzn1.i686
tar-debuginfo-1.26-31.24.amzn1.i686
src:
tar-1.26-31.24.amzn1.src
x86_64:
tar-debuginfo-1.26-31.24.amzn1.x86_64
tar-1.26-31.24.amzn1.x86_64
Red Hat: CVE-2019-9923
Mitre: CVE-2019-9923
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | 1 | i686 | tar | < 1.26-31.24.amzn1 | tar-1.26-31.24.amzn1.i686.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 1 | i686 | tar-debuginfo | < 1.26-31.24.amzn1 | tar-debuginfo-1.26-31.24.amzn1.i686.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 1 | x86_64 | tar-debuginfo | < 1.26-31.24.amzn1 | tar-debuginfo-1.26-31.24.amzn1.x86_64.rpm |
Amazon Linux | 1 | x86_64 | tar | < 1.26-31.24.amzn1 | tar-1.26-31.24.amzn1.x86_64.rpm |