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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-06T15:17:27.945Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-22T20:15:40.736Z

Source :

redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-5704 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Gnu
  • Tar
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Hardened Images
  • Hummingbird
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-5704.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/10 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/11 cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/12/2 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5704 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455360 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5704 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5704 cve-icon
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