Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2390
Advisory Release Date: 2024-01-03 21:04 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-01-09 17:53 Pacific
Severity:
Low
Issue Overview:
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. (CVE-2023-39804)
Affected Packages:
tar
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update tar to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
i686:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.i686
tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.i686
src:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.src
x86_64:
tar-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
tar-debuginfo-1.26-35.amzn2.0.3.x86_64