{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1","published":"2016-11-24T07:36:08Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:50:36.303709Z","related":["CVE-2016-6321"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-6321"],"summary":"Security update for tar","details":"\nThis update for tar fixes the following issues:\n\n- Fix the POINTYFEATHER vulnerability - GNU tar archiver can be tricked\n  into extracting files and directories in the given destination, regardless\n  of the path name(s) specified on the command line [bsc#1007188]\n  [CVE-2016-6321]\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"tar","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.26-1.2.10.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tar":"1.26-1.2.10.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tar","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/tar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.26-1.2.10.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"tar":"1.26-1.2.10.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162895-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007188"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6321"}]}