Secunia Security Advisory – Red Hat has issued an update for tar. This fixes a vulnerability, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/87354/sa38987.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/87354/Secunia-Security-Advisory-38987.html