OESA-2021-1173

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    OESA-2021-1173

    Published: 6 May 2021Last Modified: 18 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-20193

    Summary: tar security update

    Details: GNU Tar provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as various other kinds of manipulation. For example, you can use Tar on previously created archives to extract files, to store additional files, or to update or list files which were already stored. Security Fix(es): 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.(CVE-2021-20193)

    References: https://openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1173, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20193

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tar

    Purl: pkg:rpm/openEuler/tar&distro=openEuler-20.03-LTS-SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.32-2.oe1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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