[Bug 1638922] Re: [needs-packaging] tar : CVE-2016-6321 not patched in stable

[Brian Murray]

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This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for
a new package in Ubuntu.  As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug
reports specification,
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-
packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance.  Subsequently, I'm
setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

** Summary changed:

- tar : CVE-2016-6321 not patched in stable
+ [needs-packaging] tar : CVE-2016-6321 not patched in stable

** Changed in: tar (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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Title:
  [needs-packaging] tar : CVE-2016-6321 not patched in stable

Status in tar package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  CVE-2016-6321 path name extract bypass vulnerability is not patched in
  stable releases of yakkety, xenial and other supported releases.

  The maintainer appears to have only pushed the patch to zesty
  proposed.

  Please push the patch for the stable releases as this bug could have
  seroius implications in certain environments.

  Upstream debian has already pushed the patch to stable.

  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=842339

  https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-
  security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-6321.html

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