A libtar security update has been released for AlmaLinux 8.
ALSA-2023:2898 Moderate: libtar security update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2023-05-19
Description
Security Fix(es):
* libtar: out-of-bounds read in gnu_longlink (CVE-2021-33643)
* libtar: out-of-bounds read in gnu_longname (CVE-2021-33644)
* libtar: memory leak found in th_read() function (CVE-2021-33645)
* libtar: memory leak found in th_read() function (CVE-2021-33646)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
References:
RHSA-2023:2898
CVE-2021-33643
CVE-2021-33644
CVE-2021-33645
CVE-2021-33646
ALSA-2023:2898
Updates packages:
libtar-1.2.20-17.el8.i686.rpm
libtar-1.2.20-17.el8.x86_64.rpm
libtar-1.2.20-17.el8.s390x.rpm
libtar-1.2.20-17.el8.aarch64.rpm
libtar-1.2.20-17.el8.ppc64le.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
