Red Hat update for tar
Secunia Advisory: SA19093
Release Date: 2006-03-02
Popularity: 7,026 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0300


Description:
Red Hat 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) or compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA18973

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0232.html

Other References:
SA18973:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18973/


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