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CVE-2018-20482
GNU Tar through 1.30, when --sparse is used, mishandles file shrinkage during read access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite read loop in sparse_dump_region in sparse.c) by modifying a file that is supposed to be archived by a different user's process (e.g., a system backup running as root).
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2018-20482
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2018-20482
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Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"vendor": "n/a",
"product": "n/a",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "n/a"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2018-20482
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- Event
- #21467 · Revision 1
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