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Package "tar"

Name: tar

Description:

GNU version of the tar archiving utility
Latest version: 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1
Release: resolute (26.04)
Level: security
Repository: main
Homepage: https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/

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Version: 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 2026-06-25 22:07:33 UTC

  tar (1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1) resolute-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: file injection via crafted archive
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-5704.patch: always call skip_member() after
      extraction in src/extract.c, fix skim_member() to skip directory data
      in src/list.c, remove conditional skip_member() call from
      purge_directory in src/incremen.c
    - CVE-2026-5704

 -- Leonidas Da Silva Barbosa <email address hidden> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:01:00 -0300
CVE-2026-5704 A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fu


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