TITLE:
Ubuntu update for tar

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18999

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18999/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Ubuntu Linux 5.04
http://secunia.com/product/5036/
Ubuntu Linux 5.10
http://secunia.com/product/6606/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for tar. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service) and to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA18973

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 5.04 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2ubuntu0.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 21395 1f8f561b862e0eaa1d3d76ab5b0805cc
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2ubuntu0.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 568 1ac96d117355d0c6501bcfc0603d7f35
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.14.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 1485633 3094544702b1affa32d969f0b6459663

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 374144 92a29882b472aae37c4f241a2b3d70b7

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 366426 bd8a627f95eea1d4dd38da1b8cb755a2

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2ubuntu0.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 377108 8d1b6600f06a051dc7236e8e65c2032f

-- Ubuntu 5.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.15.1-2ubuntu0.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 28928 e545480fd691241448cd885504e50393
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.15.1-2ubuntu0.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 576 c9d9bf92c8460d314cb3320666b01294
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.15.1.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 2204322 d87021366fe6488e9dc398fcdcb6ed7d

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.15.1-2ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 531590 9f7a550698b0a138f4d92ec06ecfec96

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.15.1-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 519510 fd362a5872f6924e491e2caf7639162b

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.15.1-2ubuntu0.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 533538 c8148419548837909a81da6983af2964

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-257-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18973:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18973/

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