Bug 48401 – tar: Multiple issues (4.2)

Bug 48401 - tar: Multiple issues (4.2)


Summary:	tar: Multiple issues (4.2)

Status:	CLOSED FIXED

Product:	UCS
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Security updates
Version:	UCS 4.2
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	UCS 4.2-5-errata
Assigned To:	Quality Assurance
QA Contact:	Philipp Hahn

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Reported:	2019-01-03 08:21 CET by Quality Assurance
Modified:	2019-01-09 14:16 CET (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Quality Assurance

2019-01-03 08:21:00 CET

New Debian tar 1.27.1-2+deb8u2 fixes:
This update addresses the following issue:
* Infinite read loop in sparse_dump_region function in sparse.c  (CVE-2018-20482)

Comment 1 Quality Assurance

2019-01-03 09:00:21 CET

--- mirror/ftp/4.2/unmaintained/4.2-0/source/tar_1.27.1-2+deb8u1.dsc
+++ apt/ucs_4.2-0-errata4.2-5/source/tar_1.27.1-2+deb8u2.dsc
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.27.1-2+deb8u2 [Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:26:14 +0000] Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>:
+
+  * CVE-2018-20482: Fix a potential denial of service vulnerability where
+    --sparse can loop endlessly if the file shrinks whilst it is being read.
+    (Closes: #917377)
+
 1.27.1-2+deb8u1 [Sun, 30 Oct 2016 07:48:55 +0100] Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>:
 
   * Non-maintainer upload by the Security Team.

<http://10.200.17.11/4.2-5/#1509021935201967485>

Comment 2 Philipp Hahn

2019-01-03 12:29:56 CET

OK: yaml
OK: announce_errata
OK: patch
OK: piuparts

[4.2-5] ee8605e57b Bug #48401: tar 1.27.1-2+deb8u2
 doc/errata/staging/tar.yaml | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

Comment 3 Arvid Requate

2019-01-09 14:16:39 CET

<http://errata.software-univention.de/ucs/4.2/575.html>