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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for tar (EulerOS-SA-2021-2760)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'tar' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-2760 advisory.
Insight
Insight
A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.(CVE-2021-20193)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'tar' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS Virtualization release 2.9.1.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).