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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2021.0974.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:0974-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tar' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2021:0974-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tar' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2021:0974-1 advisory.

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

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

Affected Software/OS:
'tar' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2, SUSE MicroOS 5.0.

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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