USN-8477-3: tar regression

USN-8477-1 fixed a vulnerability in tar. That fix was incomplete and could cause tar to fail to extract old archives that recorded a nonzero size for directory entries, resulting in a regression. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was...

USN-8477-1 tar vulnerability

It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection mechanisms...

CVE-2026-5704 Tar: tar: hidden file injection via crafted archives

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files...

CVE-2026-5704

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files...

CVE-2026-5704

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files...