SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1
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Security update for tar
This update for tar fixes the following issues: - Fix the POINTYFEATHER vulnerability - GNU tar archiver can be tricked into extracting files and directories in the given destination, regardless of the path name(s) specified on the command line [bsc#1007188] [CVE-2016-6321]
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
November 24, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
February 4, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
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03 / CONNECTIONS
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04 / EVIDENCE
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SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1
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This update for tar fixes the following issues: - Fix the POINTYFEATHER vulnerability - GNU tar archiver can be tricked into extracting files and directories in the given destination, regardless of the path name(s) specified on the command line [bsc#1007188] [CVE-2016-6321]
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