Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-42497

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory. makespecialfile passes the tar...

PT-2026-43163

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Archive::Tar versions prior to 3.08 Description Archive::Tar for Perl allows the extraction of hardlinks to attacker-controlled paths outside the intended extraction directory. The function make special file passes the tar header's linkname to...