DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20193

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20193
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20193.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20193
Upstream
Published
2021-03-26T17:15:12.843Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:16.340451Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / tar

Package

Name
tar
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/tar?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.34+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}