CVE-2023-39804
tar: In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.
CVE-2023-39804 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1, released November 29, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
6.2
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0028
20th percentile
In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| tar · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.34+dfsg-1.2+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39804 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| tar · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.34+dfsg-1.3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39804 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| tar · Debian 14 | 1.34+dfsg-1.3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39804 | Mar 27, 2024 |
| tar · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 | tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| tar · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4 | tar 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| tar · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.2 | tar 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.2 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| tar · amzn 2023 | 2:1.34-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2024-475 | Jan 3, 2024 |
| tar-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2:1.34-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2024-475 | Jan 3, 2024 |
| tar-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2:1.34-1.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2024-475 | Jan 3, 2024 |
| tar-scripts · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 | tar-scripts 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm1 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| tar-scripts · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4 | tar-scripts 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| tar-scripts · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.2 | tar-scripts 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.2 | Nov 29, 2023 |
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