vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-6321: Tar: Extract pathname bypass
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Dec 9, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 9, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
The attacker can create a crafted tar archive that, if extracted by the
victim, replaces files and directories the victim has access to in the
target directory, regardless of the path name(s) specified on the command
line.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-tar
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