PatchTheCVEtar-utils vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting tar-utils, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 1 tracked.
Also searched as: tar utils.
tar-utils has 1 tracked vulnerability, 1 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2022-12-27. Highest priority: CVE-2020-36566 (score 53/100).
- CVE-2020-36566 CRITICAL 9.1 UPGRADE Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or o
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How do I fix tar-utils vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is tar-utils being exploited right now?
None of the tracked tar-utils CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which tar-utils CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2020-36566 currently ranks highest (53/100): Due to improper path sanitization, archives containing relative file paths can cause files to be written (or o.