tar (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2) — known CVEs & security advisories

Known CVE vulnerabilities and GitHub Security Advisories affecting the SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 package tar, with affected version ranges, CVSS severity, EPSS exploit prediction, and CISA KEV status.

CVEs (6)

• CVE-2019-9923 — CVSS 7.5 (high): pax_decode_header in sparse.c in GNU Tar before 1.32 had a NULL pointer dereference when parsing certain archives that have malformed…
• CVE-2023-39804 — CVSS 6.2 (medium): In GNU tar before 1.35, mishandled extension attributes in a PAX archive can lead to an application crash in xheader.c.
• CVE-2022-48303 — CVSS 5.5 (medium): GNU Tar through 1.34 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read that results in use of uninitialized memory for a conditional jump. Exploitation to…
• CVE-2018-20482 — CVSS 4.7 (medium): GNU Tar through 1.30, when --sparse is used, mishandles file shrinkage during read access, which allows local users to cause a denial of…
• CVE-2025-45582 — CVSS 4.1 (medium): GNU Tar through 1.35 allows file overwrite via directory traversal in crafted TAR archives, with a certain two-step process. First, the…
• CVE-2021-20193 — CVSS 3.3 (low): A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to…