TITLE:
Debian update for tar

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19152

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19152/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian 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:

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 554 3042cf964a78dcdf6e2b6d249f526ba3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 21956 5c2a4d59a787257f6193a13cfecef91d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 1485633 3094544702b1affa32d969f0b6459663

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 520038 d4b36a6ce0e06c97111d4187ade09962

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 503250 64898d22642566fac2a70318262fc3c5

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 499498 5b6a94b5e9b66062d99f144655671847

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 499300 fed1f5e8443e4553e3408588c0f5fedd

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 542832 1165d04108e7a955f625d0fbe0124af0

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 517190 f4ac26e95c28b167ba444c28394632b3

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 488360 cd50831cac6eb2567c37bc8575cee797

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 519882 a3956e10ed7ef0e4aecfba04d6a84538

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 519624 c8bbe871ba1d3302653fc0d8a4f93da1

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 506190 5b0ecfa06241e0d482fa2e68a378df88

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 511234 0397890904020953a5d5ca49e2a51f1b

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/tar/tar_1.14-2.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 499150 554e29b775d1c5400e3514d5a46412ee

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.15.1-3.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-987

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

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