RHSA-2006:0195Low

Red Hat Security Advisory: tar security update

Published
February 21, 2006
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2005-1918 →

📋 Description

CVE-2005-1918 — tar archive path traversal issue

🎯 Affected products36

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src as a component of Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • tar-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Desktop version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3
  • tar-debuginfo-0:1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
  • +6 more not shown

✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

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