Bug 2254067 (CVE-2023-39804) - CVE-2023-39804 tar: Incorrectly handled extension attributes in PAX archives can lead to a crash
Summary: CVE-2023-39804 tar: Incorrectly handled extension attributes in PAX archives ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-39804
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2254069
Blocks: 2254071
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Reported: 2023-12-11 19:14 UTC by Zack Miele
Modified: 2025-01-03 08:27 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: tar 1.35
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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]
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