Ubuntu Update for tar vulnerability USN-506-1

Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-506-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Dmitry V. Levin discovered that tar did not correctly detect the &quot ..&quot file path element when unpacking archives. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted tar file, arbitrary files could be overwritten with user privileges.
Affected
tar vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04
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