SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1: moderate: Security update for tar

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for tar
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:2895-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1007188 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-6321
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update for tar fixes the following issues:

   - Fix the POINTYFEATHER vulnerability - GNU tar archiver can be tricked
     into extracting files and directories in the given destination,
     regardless
     of the path name(s) specified on the command line [bsc#1007188]
      [CVE-2016-6321]


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-tar-12854=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-tar-12854=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      tar-1.26-1.2.10.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      tar-debuginfo-1.26-1.2.10.1
      tar-debugsource-1.26-1.2.10.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6321.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007188