crates.io/tar CVE-2021-38511: high 7.5, EPSS 1.39%

Links in archive can create arbitrary directories

Action: Upgrade tar to 0.4.36 or later.

cargo update -p tar --precise 0.4.36

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38511
• https://github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs/issues/238
• https://github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs/pull/259
• https://github.com/alexcrichton/tar-rs
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/tar/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.md
• https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0080.html

CVE-2021-38511 · published 2021-08-25T20:58:23Z · modified 2023-11-08T04:06:27.878399Z · JSON