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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853621
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for tar (openSUSE-SU-2021:0494-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tar'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:0494-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tar'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:0494-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for tar fixes the following issues:

CVE-2021-20193: Memory leak in read_header() in list.c (bsc#1181131)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Affected Software/OS:
'tar' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.2.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20193
GLSA-202105-29
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1917565
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=d9d4435692150fa8ff68e1b1a473d187cc3fd777
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59897
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