CVE-2022-48303
tarVulnerabilityCVSS 5.5PatchedPoC
A public proof-of-concept or exploit code is available, raising the risk of active exploitation. 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 : 5.5 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 | - | 1.34+dfsg-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | tar | - | 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | tar | - | 1.34+dfsg-1.4 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | tar | - | 1.34+dfsg-1.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tar | - | 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | tar | - | 1.27.1-15.18.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | tar | - | 1.27.1-15.18.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.2 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | tar | - | 1.34-150000.3.31.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | tar | - | 1.34-10.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | tar | - | 2:1.30-6.el8_7.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | tar | - | 2:1.34-6.el9_1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.6::baseos | tar | - | 2:1.30-5.el8_6.1 | fixed |