Source: tar Version: 1.35+dfsg-4 Severity: important Tags: security upstream X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for tar. Note at time of writing the only reference is the Red Hat bugzilla entry, so this needs more research. CVE-2026-5704[0]: | A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this | vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden | file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses | pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an | attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without | detection. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-5704 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5704 [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
