Vulnerabilities (CVE)

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CVE Vendors Products Updated CVSS v2 CVSS v3
CVE-2018-20482 3 Debian, Gnu, Opensuse 3 Debian Linux, Tar, Leap 2021-11-30 1.9 LOW 4.7 MEDIUM
GNU Tar through 1.30, when --sparse is used, mishandles file shrinkage during read access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite read loop in sparse_dump_region in sparse.c) by modifying a file that is supposed to be archived by a different user's process (e.g., a system backup running as root).
CVE-2021-20193 1 Gnu 1 Tar 2021-06-03 4.3 MEDIUM 5.5 MEDIUM
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.