Insecure session management In tar
Description
Arbitrary File Overwrite in tar
Versions of tar prior to 4.4.2 for 4.x and 2.2.2 for 2.x are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Overwrite. Extracting tarballs containing a hardlink to a file that already exists in the system, and a file that matches the hardlink will overwrite the system's file with the contents of the extracted file.
Recommendation
For tar 4.x, upgrade to version 4.4.2 or later. For tar 2.x, upgrade to version 2.2.2 or later.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Aliases
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
References
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.