Bug 778548 (CVE-2021-20193)

Summary:	<app-arch/tar-1.34: uncontrolled memory consumption (CVE-2021-20193)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	John Helmert III <ajak>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	base-system
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897
Whiteboard:	A3 [glsa+ cve]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	777729
Bug Blocks:

Description John Helmert III archtester

2021-03-27 04:27:18 UTC

CVE-2021-20193:

A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.


Maintainers, please stabilize tar >=1.33

Comment 1 John Helmert III archtester

2021-04-06 00:03:21 UTC

Please cleanup.

Comment 2 Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2021-05-24 01:03:04 UTC

New GLSA request filed.

Comment 3 GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2021-05-26 10:28:26 UTC

This issue was resolved and addressed in
 GLSA 202105-29 at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29
by GLSA coordinator Thomas Deutschmann (whissi).