usn-7398-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-03-31 15:25
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
libtar vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that libtar may perform out-of-bounds reads when processing specially crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libtar to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-33643, CVE-2021-33644)
It was discovered that libtar contained a memory leak due to failing to free a variable, causing performance degradation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libtar to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-33645, CVE-2021-33646)
References
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"details": "It was discovered that libtar may perform out-of-bounds reads when\nprocessing specially crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to cause libtar to crash, resulting in a denial of service,\nor execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-33643, CVE-2021-33644)\n\nIt was discovered that libtar contained a memory leak due to failing\nto free a variable, causing performance degradation. An attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to cause libtar to crash, resulting in a\ndenial of service. (CVE-2021-33645, CVE-2021-33646)\n",
"id": "USN-7398-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:45Z",
"published": "2025-03-31T15:25:54Z",
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"summary": "libtar vulnerabilities",
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}
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