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openSUSE Security Update : tar (openSUSE-2016-1401)

high Nessus Plugin ID 95555

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for tar fixes the following issues :

 - Fix the POINTYFEATHER vulnerability - GNU tar archiver can be tricked into extracting files and directories in the given destination, regardless of the path name(s) specified on the command line [bsc#1007188] [CVE-2016-6321]

 - Fix Amanda integration issue (bsc#913058)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected tar packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1007188

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=913058

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95555

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1401.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/6/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-backup-scripts, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-tests, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-tests-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6321