Description
In Lib/tarfile.py in Python through 3.8.3, an attacker is able to craft a TAR archive leading to an infinite loop when opened by tarfile.open, because _proc_pax lacks header validation.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected products
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux16.04 – 16.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux20.04 – 20.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux18.04 – 18.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux12.04 – 12.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux14.04 – 14.04
- Debian / debian_linux9.0 – 9.0
- fedoraproject / fedora32 – 32
- fedoraproject / fedora31 – 31
- NetApp / active_iq_unified_manager9.5 –
- NetApp / cloud_volumes_ontap_mediator
- openSUSE / Leap15.2 – 15.2
- openSUSE / Leap15.1 – 15.1
- oracle / zfs_storage_appliance_kit8.8 – 8.8
- Python / python3.5.0 – 3.5.10
References
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VT4AF72TJ2XNIKCR4WEBR7URBJJ4YZRD/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CAXHCY4V3LPAAJOBCJ26ISZ4NUXQXTUZ/
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4428-1/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V3TALOUBYU2MQD4BPLRTDQUMBKGCAXUA/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YSL3XWVDMSMKO23HR74AJQ6VEM3C2NTS/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LE4O3PNDNNOMSKHNUKZKD3NGHIFUFDPX/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TOGKLGTXZLHQQFBVCAPSUDA6DOOJFNRY/
- MISChttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-01
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDKKRXLNVXRF6VGERZSR3OMQR5D5QI6I/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YILCHHTNLH4GG4GSQBX2MZRKZBXOLCKE/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NTBKKOLFFNHG6CM4ACDX4APHSD5ZX5N4/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CNHPQGSP2YM3JAUD2VAMPXTIUQTZ2M2U/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V53P2YOLEQH4J7S5QHXMKMZYFTVVMTMO/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTUNTBJ3POHONQOTLEZC46POCIYYTAKZ/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36XI3EEQNMHGOZEI63Y7UV6XZRELYEAU/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00051.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00052.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00053.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00056.html
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OXI72HIHMXCQFWTULUXDG7VDA2BCYL4Y/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00032.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- MISChttps://bugs.python.org/issue39017
- PATCHhttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21454
- MISChttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0002/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00024.html
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