SUSE Security Update: Security update for tar
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2019:0926-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1120610 #1130496 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-20482 CVE-2019-9923
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice
 Development Tools 15
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for tar fixes the following issues:

   Security issues fixed:

   - CVE-2019-9923: Fixed a denial of service while parsing certain archives
     with malformed extended headers in pax_decode_header() (bsc#1130496).
   - CVE-2018-20482: Fixed a denial of service when the '--sparse'
 option
     mishandles file shrinkage during read access (bsc#1120610).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
 methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-926=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-926=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15
 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      tar-debuginfo-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-debugsource-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-tests-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-tests-debuginfo-1.30-3.3.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15
 (noarch):

      tar-backup-scripts-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-doc-1.30-3.3.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
 x86_64):

      tar-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-debuginfo-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-debugsource-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-rmt-1.30-3.3.2
      tar-rmt-debuginfo-1.30-3.3.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (noarch):

      tar-lang-1.30-3.3.2


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20482.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9923.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1120610
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1130496

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