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CentOS Linux 8.5 [TuxCare] Security Update: tar (CENTOS8.5:CLSA-2025:1762535960)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 353133

Synopsis

The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The CentOS Linux 8.5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS8.5:CLSA-2025:1762535960 advisory.

 - In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c. (CVE-2023-39804)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected tar package based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS8.5:CLSA-2025:1762535960.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1762535960

http://www.nessus.org/u?eab0441f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 353133

File Name: tuxcare_centos_8.5_CLSA-2025-1762535960.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39804

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39804

CLSA: 2025:1762535960