Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-33055 as tracked by Debian, for the package rust-tar. The fix is available in version 0.4.45-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33055 is classified as CWE-843: Type Confusion. A resource is accessed as one type while actually being another, so the interpretation of its memory is wrong.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33055 is recorded against 2 packages.
- rust-tar (fixed in 0.4.45-1)
- rustc (fixed in 1.92.0+dfsg1-2)
Timeline and source
Published on 20 March 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
rust-tar has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-843: Type Confusion) in other software:
