Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 6, 2026· Updated Sep 22, 2026
CVE-2026-5704
CVE-2026-5704
Description
A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files onto a system without detection.
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Affected products
13- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/gnutarpkg:apk/wolfi/gnutarpkg:rpm/almalinux/tarpkg:rpm/opensuse/tar&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/tar&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.35-r9+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35-r9
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35-r9
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.34-13.el9_8
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35-160000.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.35-8.1
Patches
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References
11- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/10nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/12/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5704nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61581nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61586nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61783nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66018nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66514nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70390nvd
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