USN-8477-1: tar Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 25-06-2026Last modified 17-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-8477-1 is a vulnerability in tar Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2026-5704

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

tar vulnerability It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection mechanisms.

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EPSS trend

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Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • tar< 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 1.28-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm4 | < 1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+esm2 | < 1.30+dfsg-7ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm1 | < 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.3 | < 1.35+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1 | < 1.35+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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