Bug 2254067 (CVE-2023-39804)

Summary: CVE-2023-39804 tar: Incorrectly handled extension attributes in PAX archives can lead to a crash
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Zack Miele <zmiele>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: aarif, agarcial, aoconnor, aprice, asegurap, bdettelb, caswilli, dfreiber, dkuc, drow, fjansen, hkataria, jburrell, jmitchel, jsherril, jtanner, kaycoth, kshier, ljavorsk, mpierce, orabin, sthirugn, vkrizan, vkumar, vmugicag
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A flaw was found in tar. This issue occurs when extended attributes are processed in PAX archives, and could allow an attacker to cause an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
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Bug Depends On: 2254069    
Bug Blocks: 2254071    

Description Zack Miele 2023-12-11 19:14:01 UTC 
It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled extended attributes in PAX archives. An attacker could supply a specially crafted file and cause tar to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Comment 1 Zack Miele 2023-12-11 19:22:35 UTC 
Created tar tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2254069]