GLSA 202101-23: PEAR Archive_Tar: Directory traversal

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Severity:	normal
Title:	PEAR Archive_Tar: Directory traversal
Date:	01/26/2021
Bugs:	#755653, #766036
ID:	202101-23

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PEAR Archive_Tar, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

This class provides handling of tar files in PHP.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-php/PEAR-Archive_Tar	< 1.4.12	>= 1.4.12	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PEAR Archive_Tar. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PEAR-Archive_Tar users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-Archive_Tar-1.4.12"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202101-23.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.