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DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9923

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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 tar

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.32+dfsg-1"}]}]

Debian:13 tar

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.32+dfsg-1"}]}]

Debian:14 tar

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.32+dfsg-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org