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CVE-2019-9923

Publication date 22 March 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tar 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.10 groovy
Fixed 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.10.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.10 cosmic Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2
14.04 LTS trusty

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
tar

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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