ALSA-2026:61581

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Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:61581.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:61581
Related
  • CVE-2026-18477
  • CVE-2026-18508
  • CVE-2026-5704
Published
2026-08-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T12:55:51.132550992Z
Summary
Moderate: tar security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

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

Security Fix(es):

  • tar: tar: Hidden file injection via crafted archives (CVE-2026-5704)
  • tar: tar: TOCTOU in incremental dumpdir 'X' rename handling allows restore path escape (CVE-2026-18477)
  • tar: tar: --one-top-level hardlink targets not confined to top-level directory enabling arbitrary file overwrite (CVE-2026-18508)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • tar: --one-top-level with absolute path fails [almalinux-9] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-144021)

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.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/tar

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.34-13.el9_8

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:61581.json"