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MGASA-2026-0168
Vulnerability in tar (MGASA-2026-0168)
Summary
vulnerability in tar (MGASA-2026-0168). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.35-4.mga9` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **MGASA-2026-0168** has been found in tar.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade tar to **1.35-4.mga9** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "tar MGASA-2026-0168" on the vendor's site.
MGASA-2026-0168 (tar) —
Patched: `1.35-4.mga9` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in tar.
📍 Affected scope
tar — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.35-4.mga9**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'tar' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'tar' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `tar` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade tar to 1.35-4.mga9ステージング環境で 1.35-4.mga9 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Mageia:9
tar
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.35-4.mga9"}]}]
References
- advisory https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0168.html
- report https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35350
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360
- web https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/10
- web https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2026-03/msg00007.html