Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:30856 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-06-29 Updated: 2026-06-29 RHSA-2026:30856 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: perl-Archive-Tar security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for perl-Archive-Tar is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description Archive::Tar provides an object oriented mechanism for handling tar files. It provides class methods for quick and easy files handling while also allowing for the creation of tar file objects for custom manipulation. If you have the IO::Zlib module installed, Archive::Tar will also support compressed or gzipped tar files. Security Fix(es): perl-archive-tar: perl-archive-tar: Path traversal via crafted symlinks allows arbitrary file access (CVE-2026-42496) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 s390x Fixes BZ - 2481314 - CVE-2026-42496 perl-archive-tar: perl-archive-tar: Path traversal via crafted symlinks allows arbitrary file access CVEs CVE-2026-42496 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 x86_64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 x86_64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 s390x perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 s390x perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 ppc64le perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 ppc64le perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 aarch64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 aarch64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 ppc64le perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 x86_64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 aarch64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 s390x perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 x86_64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 aarch64 perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 ppc64le perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 SRPM perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f69ae39dd88bdd2d83f0a15f1dda9cd4335cc61ce48da41c9d9fd8ed52625b08 s390x perl-Archive-Tar-2.38-6.el9_8.1.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 055ff5f8f75550512c9dc8f27a8fcb891a84790279b83f69556fbfb193f32e49 The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com . 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