SUSE-SU-2026:5160-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20265160-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:5160-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2026:5160-1
Upstream
CVE (2)
  • CVE-2026-18477
  • CVE-2026-18508
Related
CVE (2)
  • CVE-2026-18477
  • CVE-2026-18508
Published
2026-11-10T09:41:09Z
Modified
2026-11-10T20:30:03Z
Summary
Security update for tar
Details

This update for tar fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-18477: TOCTOU in incremental dumpdir 'X' rename handling allows restore path escape (bsc#1274489).
  • CVE-2026-18508: --one-top-level hardlink targets not confined to top-level directory enabling arbitrary file overwrite (bsc#1274490).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34-150000.3.45.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "tar": "1.34-150000.3.45.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:5160-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34-150000.3.45.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "tar": "1.34-150000.3.45.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:5160-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34-150000.3.45.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "tar": "1.34-150000.3.45.1",
            "tar-lang": "1.34-150000.3.45.1",
            "tar-rmt": "1.34-150000.3.45.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:5160-1.json"