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Mageia 2026-0168: tar

Mageia 2026-0168: tar

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • June 2, 2026

Description: A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection. This update fixes the reported issue.

Description: A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection. This update fixes the reported issue.

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Warning : Undefined array key "block" in /var/www/ on line 17 Warning : Undefined array key "block" in /var/www/ on line 21 Warning : foreach() argument must be of type array|object, null given in /var/www/ on line 21

- 9/core/tar-1.35-4.mga9

- 9/core/tar-1.35-4.mga9

Publication date: 02 Jun 2026 URL: https: //advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0168.html Type: security CVE: CVE-2026-5704

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