Errata overview
Errata ID 342
Date 2016-12-01
Source package tar
Fixed in version 1.26+dfsg-0.1.38.201611101745
Description
This update addresses the following issue(s):
* A vulnerability has been discovered in the tar package that could allow
  an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through crafted files
  (CVE-2016-6321)
Additional notes
CVE ID CVE-2016-6321
UCS Bug number #42893