CVE-2022-48303
Publication date 30 January 2023
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in from_header in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tar | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.1
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.3
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5900-1
- tar vulnerability
- 28 February 2023
- USN-5900-2
- tar vulnerability
- 22 May 2023