tar-scripts 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2: tar-scripts 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

tar-scripts 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2, released March 22, 2019, fixes 2 CVEs in tar-scripts. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. The product is no longer supported.

RoutineUnsupported product

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

n/a

No CVSS score published

Highest EPSS

0.0315

88th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 0
                                Routine 2

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
tar-scripts	Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)	1.29b-2ubuntu0.2

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
Routine	CVE-2019-9923	tar: pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives tha...	n/a	0.0315	None reported
Routine	CVE-2018-20482	tar: GNU Tar through 1.30, when --sparse is used, mishandles file shrinkage during read access, which allows local users t...	n/a	0.0053	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2019-9923

tar 1.29b-2ubuntu0.2
tar on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)
tar 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1
tar on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)
tar-scripts 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.1
tar-scripts on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal)

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