Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: tar

When using the -k option, tar will simply pause during execution if it
encounters a symlink.

A patch is available here:
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/patch/?id=b60e56fdb6fd8d82a1f92a4fa7781d9a3184dce1

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch tar with -k flag to extract a tarball with symlinks
2. Watch output.
3. Observe tar freezing.

Original Bug-Report: http://bugs.gentoo.org/327641

** Affects: tar (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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tar 1.23-2 enters dead loop on extracting symlinks with -k option
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652183
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