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CVE-2019-9923
Published: Mar 22, 2019
Modified: Aug 6, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed extended headers.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/+bug/1810241
x_refsource_MISC
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55369
x_refsource_MISC
openSUSE-SU-2019:1237
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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