VDB
RHSA-2026:61581
RHSA-2026:61581
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
Record from redhat · Published August 31, 2026
A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
4.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | tar-debugsource-2:1.34-13.el9_8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-2:1.34-13.el9_8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debuginfo-2:1.34-13.el9_8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debuginfo-2:1.34-13.el9_8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debuginfo-2:1.34-13.el9_8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-2:1.34-13.el9_8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debugsource-2:1.34-13.el9_8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-2:1.34-13.el9_8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debugsource-2:1.34-13.el9_8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-2:1.34-13.el9_8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-2:1.34-13.el9_8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debuginfo-2:1.34-13.el9_8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
| Red Hat | tar-debugsource-2:1.34-13.el9_8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | 2:1.34-13.el9_8 |
Timeline
- Aug 31, 2026 CVE Published
- Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
- Sep 1, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Sep 1, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61581 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509735 issue
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509843 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_61581.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5704 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5704 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5704 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18477 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18477 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18477 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18508 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18508 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18508 advisory