VDB
JLSEC-2026-184
JLSEC-2026-184
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to change the flow of control has not been demonstrated. The issue occurs in `from_header` in list.c via a V7 archive in which mtime has approximately 11 whitespace characters.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Julia | Tar_jll | 0 |
| Julia | Tar_jll | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2026 CVE Published
- Jul 25, 2026 CVE Updated
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CRY7VEL4AIG3GLIEVCTOXRZNSVYDYYUD/ url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5VQYCO52Z7GAVCLRYUITN7KXHLRZQS4/ url
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62387 url
- https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?10307 url