From: Todd C. Miller <millert@openbsd.org>
Subject: Re: PAX bug allows unprivileged user to disrupt backups
To: Jeremie Courreges-Anglas <jca@wxcvbn.org>
Cc: tech@openbsd.org, Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:17:03 -0600

On Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:23:20 +0200, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote:

> Print a message when failing to write tar, ustar and pax (extended)
> headers.
>
> Do no not abort but skip the file if the extended header size or
> checksum do not fit, same as for regular ustar headers.  Not sure if
> it can really happen in practice.

OK millert@

 - todd