openSUSE-SU-2021:0494-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2021:0494-1

    Published: 2 Apr 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-20193

    Summary: Security update for tar

    Details: This update for tar fixes the following issues: CVE-2021-20193: Memory leak in read_header() in list.c (bsc#1181131) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/XRDSUUE3LUKBDRLPB7GTT5QZRPV5J7O4/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181131, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20193

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tar

    Purl: pkg:rpm/opensuse/tar&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.30-lp152.4.3.1

    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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