UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9923

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9923

    Published: 22 Mar 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-9923
    Aliases:
    USN-4692-1

    Summary:

    Details: pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9923, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4692-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9923

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tar

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.26+dfsg-8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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