USN-8477-1

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.34+dfsg-1build1

1.34+dfsg-1build2

1.34+dfsg-1build3

1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.1

1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.3",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.34+dfsg-1.2ubuntu1

1.34+dfsg-1.2ubuntu2

1.34+dfsg-1.3ubuntu1

1.34+dfsg-1.4

1.35+dfsg-2~build1

1.35+dfsg-2

1.35+dfsg-3

1.35+dfsg-3build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.35+dfsg-3.1build1

1.35+dfsg-3.1build2

1.35+dfsg-4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm5

Affected versions

1.*

1.26+dfsg-8

1.27-3

1.27-4

1.27.1-1

1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1

1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm2

1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm3

1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm4

Affected versions

1.*

1.27.1-2

1.28-2ubuntu1

1.28-2.1

1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1

1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2

1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1

1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2

1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm4",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm4",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.29b-2

1.29b-2ubuntu0.1

1.29b-2ubuntu0.2

1.29b-2ubuntu0.3

1.29b-2ubuntu0.4

1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm2",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm2",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

tar

Package

Name: tar
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tar?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.30+dfsg-6

1.30+dfsg-7

1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1

1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.2

1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.3

1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "tar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm1",
            "binary_name": "tar-scripts"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8477-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}