[ALSA-2026:61586] Moderate: tar security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2026-09-02
Description:
The GNU tar program can save multiple files in an archive and restore files from an archive. Security Fix(es): * tar: tar: Hidden file injection via crafted archives (CVE-2026-5704) * tar: tar: TOCTOU in incremental dumpdir 'X' rename handling allows restore path escape (CVE-2026-18477) * tar: tar: --one-top-level hardlink targets not confined to top-level directory enabling arbitrary file overwrite (CVE-2026-18508) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * tar: --one-top-level with absolute path fails (JIRA:AlmaLinux-143906) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
aarch64 tar-1.35-13.el10_2.aarch64.rpm 6019ab0050f811aad3189850eac2b57b976f910751e8403f6fe255dd2c7a132f
ppc64le tar-1.35-13.el10_2.ppc64le.rpm 161e98077171f8d8351b6f3f4bd43690443ea6dc55936b16499ff386fc8afaec
s390x tar-1.35-13.el10_2.s390x.rpm c21f66961780670bf026a01e076a898ce411a0be0ce38b345edfbe2b2e30f900
x86_64 tar-1.35-13.el10_2.x86_64.rpm b1b33a3f5d03c270f2e79f452b4384955faaabb697df52c2885d1247b02c0c65
x86_64_v2 tar-1.35-13.el10_2.x86_64_v2.rpm b66f01bdbd7e2608097d227deddf0eb67772a7a090ed27702b908be2bee073c2
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.