CVE 7.5 HIGH

Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory_CVE-2026-42497

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Archive::Tar versions before 3.08 for Perl extract hardlinks to attacker controlled paths outside the extraction directory.

_make_special_file() passes the tar header's linkname to link() without validating it against absolute paths or .. segments, creating a hardlink that shares the victim file's inode.

A subsequent write through the extracted name modifies the victim file, and the post-extraction chmod, chown, and utime block in _extract_file() (guarded only against symlinks via -l) applies the tar header's mode, owner, and timestamps to the shared inode during extraction alone.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42497
Source CPANSec
Published May 26, 2026 at 00:17
Modified May 28, 2026 at 13:14

Affected Product

Vendor BINGOS
Product Archive::Tar
Affected Versions BINGOS Archive::Tar 0

CWE Classification

References

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