USN-8477-3: tar regression

USN-8477-3: tar regression

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Wed, 07/22/2026 - 19:06
USN-8477-1 fixed a vulnerability in tar. That fix was incomplete and could cause tar to fail to extract old archives that recorded a nonzero size for directory entries, resulting in a regression. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection mechanisms.

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