{ "document": { "aggregate_severity": { "text": "Critical" }, "category": "csaf_vex", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "text": "TuxCare License Agreement", "tlp": { "label": "WHITE", "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Cloud Linux Inc. and provide a link to the original.", "title": "Terms of Use" } ], "publisher": { "category": "vendor", "contact_details": "https://tuxcare.com/contact/", "name": "TuxCare", "namespace": "https://tuxcare.com/" }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "Canonical URL", "url": "https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/ubuntu18.04els/vex/2005/cve-2005-2541-els_os-ubuntu18_04els.json" } ], "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-06-13T06:59:41Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-06-13T06:59:41Z", "engine": { "name": "pyCSAF" } }, "id": "CVE-2005-2541-ELS_OS-UBUNTU18.04ELS", "initial_release_date": "2005-08-10T04:00:00Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2005-08-10T04:00:00Z", "number": "1", "summary": "Initial version" }, { "date": "2025-11-29T12:05:39Z", "number": "2", "summary": "Official Publication" }, { "date": "2025-12-23T22:15:38Z", "number": "3", "summary": "Update document" }, { "date": "2026-06-13T06:59:41Z", "number": "4", "summary": "Update document" } ], "status": "final", "version": "4" }, "title": "Security update on CVE-2005-2541" }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_name", "name": "Ubuntu 18.04", "product": { "name": "Ubuntu 18.04", "product_id": "Ubuntu-18", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*" } } } ], "category": "product_family", "name": "Ubuntu" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Canonical Ltd." }, { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version", "name": "tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "product": { "name": "tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "product_id": "tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "product_identification_helper": { "purl": "pkg:deb/cloudlinux/tar@1.29b-2ubuntu0.4%2Btuxcare.els1?arch=amd64" } } }, { "category": "product_version", "name": "tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "product": { "name": "tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "product_id": "tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "product_identification_helper": { "purl": "pkg:deb/cloudlinux/tar-scripts@1.29b-2ubuntu0.4%2Btuxcare.els1?arch=amd64" } } } ], "category": "architecture", "name": "amd64" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "CloudLinux" } ], "relationships": [ { "category": "default_component_of", "full_product_name": { "name": "tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64 as a component of Ubuntu 18.04", "product_id": "Ubuntu-18:tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64" }, "product_reference": "tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "relates_to_product_reference": "Ubuntu-18" }, { "category": "default_component_of", "full_product_name": { "name": "tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64 as a component of Ubuntu 18.04", "product_id": "Ubuntu-18:tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64" }, "product_reference": "tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "relates_to_product_reference": "Ubuntu-18" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2005-2541", "notes": [ { "category": "description", "text": "Tar 1.15.1 does not properly warn the user when extracting setuid or setgid files, which may allow local users or remote attackers to gain privileges.", "title": "Vulnerability description" }, { "category": "general", "text": "The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.", "title": "CVSS score applicability" }, { "category": "other", "text": "TuxCare has assessed that this vulnerability does not impact any currently supported TuxCare products. This evaluation may change as new information becomes available. For additional details regarding this vulnerability and affected products, refer to the provided references.", "title": "Statement" } ], "product_status": { "known_not_affected": [ "Ubuntu-18:tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "Ubuntu-18:tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "Canonical URL", "url": "https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/cve/CVE-2005-2541" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112327628230258&w=2" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E", "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc713534b10f9daeee2e0990239fa407e2118e4aa9e88a7041177497c%40%3Cissues.guacamole.apache.org%3E" } ], "release_date": "2005-08-10T04:00:00Z", "scores": [ { "cvss_v2": { "accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 10.0, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0" }, "products": [ "Ubuntu-18:tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "Ubuntu-18:tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64" ] } ], "threats": [ { "category": "impact", "details": "Critical" }, { "category": "impact", "date": "2026-06-12T13:03:17.288795Z", "details": "Not affected: CVE-2005-2541 targets a behavior specific to GNU tar 1.15.1; the deployed tar version is 1.29b, which falls outside the stated affected scope. Moreover, distribution trackers classify the reported behavior (lack of a warning when extracting setuid/setgid files) as intended and not a fixable vulnerability (Debian: intended behavior; Red Hat: will not fix; Ubuntu: does not apply). As a result, there is no applicable vulnerable code path for the tar version in this environment.", "product_ids": [ "Ubuntu-18:tar-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64", "Ubuntu-18:tar-scripts-0:1.29b-2ubuntu0.4+tuxcare.els1.amd64" ] } ] } ] }