A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - GNU tar: Buffer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNU tar: Buffer overflow
Date: March 10, 2006
Bugs: #123038
ID: 200603-06
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Synopsis
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A malicious tar archive could trigger a Buffer overflow in GNU tar,
potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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GNU tar is the standard GNU utility for creating and manipulating tar
archives, a common format used for creating backups and distributing
files on UNIX-like systems.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/tar < 1.15.1-r1 >= 1.15.1-r1
Description
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Jim Meyering discovered a flaw in the handling of certain header fields
that could result in a buffer overflow when extracting or listing the
contents of an archive.
Impact
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A remote attacker could construct a malicious tar archive that could
potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running GNU tar.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GNU tar users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/tar-1.15.1-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-0300
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0300
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-06.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
