[ALSA-2026:49525] Important: perl-Archive-Tar security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-08-03
Description:
Archive::Tar provides an object oriented mechanism for handling tar files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom manipulation. If you have the IO::Zlib module installed, Archive::Tar will also support compressed or gzipped tar files. Security Fix(es): * perl-Archive-Tar: perl-Archive-Tar: Denial of Service via crafted tar header with large entry size (CVE-2026-9538) 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
noarch perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.2.noarch.rpm 74793931ac60339989344ae76edae7f07d84e54591be77be8328a2f7f6b91b2e
Notes:
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