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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for libtar (EulerOS-SA-2021-1491)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'libtar' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-1491 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the (1) tar_extract_glob and (2) tar_extract_all functions in libtar 1.2.20 and earlier allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a crafted tar file.(CVE-2013-4420)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libtar' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.6.6.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).