CVE-2006-6097 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2006-6097: GNU tar 1.16 and 1.15.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a tar file that contains a GNUTYPE_NAMES record with a symbolic link, which is not properly handled by the extract_archive function in extract.c and extract_mangle function in mangle

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2006-6097 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tar→ fixed in1.16-2urgency: high

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tar

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tar→ fixed in1.16-2urgency: high

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tar

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tar→ fixed in1.16-2urgency: high

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tar

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