Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2023.083.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2023-083-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'tar' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-083-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'tar' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-083-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New tar packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/tar-1.34-i586-2_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters. Thanks to marav for the heads-up. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'tar' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-48303 FEDORA-2023-123778d70d https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CRY7VEL4AIG3GLIEVCTOXRZNSVYDYYUD/ FEDORA-2023-f72d3caf36 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5VQYCO52Z7GAVCLRYUITN7KXHLRZQS4/ https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62387 https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?10307
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