CVE-2016-6321
tarVulnerabilityPatched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch | tar | 1.29-1 | 1.29-2 | fixed |
| Debian:11 | tar | - | 1.29b-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | tar | - | 1.29b-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | tar | - | 1.29b-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | tar | - | 1.29b-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian:7 | tar | - | 1.26+dfsg-0.1+deb7u1 | fixed |
| Debian:8 | tar | - | 1.27.1-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | tar | - | 1.26-1.2.10.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | tar | - | 1.26-1.2.10.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | tar | - | 1.27.1-11.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tar | - | 1.29-2.1 | fixed |