Secunia Security Advisory – Debian has issued an update for tar. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and to compromise a user’s system.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/44469/sa19152.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/44469/Secunia-Security-Advisory-19152.html