CVE-2021-20193
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
2.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20193
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20193.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202102-41
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.34-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.34+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.34+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.34+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.34+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.34+dfsg-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.