{"id":"SUSE-SU-2020:2806-1","summary":"Security update for tar","details":"This update for tar fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n\n- CVE-2019-9923: Fixed a denial of service while parsing certain archives with malformed extended headers in pax_decode_header() (bsc#1130496).\n- CVE-2018-20482: Fixed a denial of service when the '--sparse' option mishandles file shrinkage during read access (bsc#1120610).\n","modified":"2026-03-11T07:15:20.640603Z","published":"2020-09-30T12:36:13Z","related":["CVE-2018-20482","CVE-2019-9923"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-20482","CVE-2019-9923"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202806-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1120610"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1130496"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20482"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9923"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tar","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.1-15.6.3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tar":"1.27.1-15.6.3","tar-lang":"1.27.1-15.6.3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:2806-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tar","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.27.1-15.6.3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tar-lang":"1.27.1-15.6.3","tar":"1.27.1-15.6.3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:2806-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}