CVE-2019-9923
tarVulnerabilityCVSS 7.5Patched
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.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 7.5 HIGH · CVSS 3.0 : 7.5 HIGH
Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | tar | - | 1.32+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | tar | - | 1.32+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | tar | - | 1.32+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | tar | - | 1.32+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | tar | - | 1.30-3.3.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | tar | - | 1.27.1-14.8.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | tar | - | 1.27.1-14.8.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | tar | - | 1.27.1-15.6.3 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | tar | - | 1.27.1-15.6.3 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.12.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.12.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.12.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.12.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.12.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.12.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | tar | - | 1.30-lp150.7.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tar | - | 1.34-2.2 | fixed |