pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2019-19278 | pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4692-1 | tar vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-08-06T21:12:33.535Z
Reserved: 2019-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-9923
Updated: 2024-08-04T22:01:55.196Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-03-22T08:29:00.247
Modified: 2025-08-06T22:15:28.757
Link: CVE-2019-9923
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN