CVE-2019-9923

Public on 2019-03-22
Modified on 2024-02-10
Description
pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.2
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
HAQM Linux 1 tar 2023-05-25 ALAS-2023-1755 Fixed
HAQM Linux 2 - Core tar 2023-05-25 ALAS2-2023-2064 Fixed
HAQM Linux 2023 tar Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
HAQM Linux CVSSv3 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H