Bug 1217969 (CVE-2023-39804) - VUL-0: CVE-2023-39804: tar: Incorrectly handled extension attributes in PAX archives can lead to a crash
Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2023-39804: tar: Incorrectly handled extension attributes in PAX a...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2023-39804
Product: SUSE Security Incidents
Classification: Novell Products
Component: Incidents (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other Other
: P3 - Medium : Minor
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QA Contact: Security Team bot
URL: https://smash.suse.de/issue/387557/
Whiteboard: CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2023-39804:2.8:(AV:...
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Reported: 2023-12-12 07:16 UTC by SMASH SMASH
Modified: 2024-07-09 20:30 UTC (History)
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Description SMASH SMASH 2023-12-12 07:16:26 UTC 
CVE-2023-39804

It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled extended attributes in PAX archives. An attacker could supply a specially crafted file and cause tar to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254067
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2023-39804
Comment 3 Maintenance Automation 2024-01-09 20:30:02 UTC 
SUSE-SU-2024:0070-1: An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Category: security (low)
Bug References: 1217969
CVE References: CVE-2023-39804
Sources used:
Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (src): tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.
Comment 4 Maintenance Automation 2024-01-10 12:30:14 UTC 
SUSE-SU-2024:0071-1: An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Category: security (low)
Bug References: 1217969
CVE References: CVE-2023-39804
Sources used:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (src): tar-1.27.1-15.24.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (src): tar-1.27.1-15.24.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (src): tar-1.27.1-15.24.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.
Comment 8 Maintenance Automation 2024-07-09 20:30:38 UTC 
SUSE-SU-2024:0070-2: An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Category: security (low)
Bug References: 1217969
CVE References: CVE-2023-39804
Maintenance Incident: [SUSE:Maintenance:31894](https://smelt.suse.de/incident/31894/)
Sources used:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (src):
 tar-1.34-150000.3.34.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.