========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8510-1 July 06, 2026
tar vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: tar could be made to overwrite files. Software Description: - tar: GNU tar archive utility Details: It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled symlinks when extracting archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS tar 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS tar 1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS tar 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8510-1 CVE-2025-45582 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.4
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