# ELSA-2023-0959: tar security update

ELSA-2023-0959, released February 28, 2023, fixes 1 CVE in tar (version 2:1.34-6.el9_1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0959
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Feb 28, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-48303, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-0959.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [tar](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/tar.md) | ol 9 | 2:1.34-6.el9_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-48303](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-48303.md) | High | tar: The GNU tar program can save multiple files in an archive and restore files from an archive.  Security Fix(es):  * ta... | 7.8 | 0.0149 |  |

---

Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo