tar: Node-tar: Denial of Service via malformed tar archive header

A flaw was found in node-tar, a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted tar archive with a negative entry size in its header. This malformed header causes the archive scanner to enter an infinite loop,...

tar: node-tar: Denial of Service via crafted gzip bomb

A flaw was found in node-tar, a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to craft a small gzip bomb, which, when processed, can lead to the exhaustion of disk space and CPU resources. This occurs because node-tar does not enforce strict limits on t...

NPM: node-tar: Negative tar entry size causes infinite loop in archive replace

NPM: node-tar: Negative tar entry size causes infinite loop in archive replace vulnerability discovered by ? in WordPress Npm tar versions = 7.5.17...

CVE-2026-59874 node-tar: Negative tar entry size causes infinite loop in archive replace

node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.18, tar.replace accepts a checksum-valid tar header with a negative base-256 encoded entry size, causing the archive scanner to make no progress while repeatedly parsing the same header. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.18...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-53655

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.16, tar node-tar applies a PAX extended header's size= record and other PAX overrides to the next head...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53655

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.16, tar node-tar applies a PAX extended header's size= record and other PAX overrides to the next header entry of any type, including intermediary metadata headers such as a GNU long-name L or long-link K entry. Per POSIX pax, a PAX extend...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53655

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.16, tar node-tar applies a PAX extended header's size= record and other PAX overrides to the next header entry of any type, including intermediary metadata headers such as a GNU long-name L or long-link K entry. Per POSIX pax, a PAX extend...

CVE-2026-53655 node-tar applies PAX size override to intermediary GNU long-name/long-link headers, causing tar parser interpretation differential (file smuggling)

node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.16, tar node-tar applies a PAX extended header's size= record and other PAX overrides to the next header entry of any type, including intermediary metadata headers such as a GNU long-name L or long-link K entry. Per POSIX pax, a PAX extend...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in node-tar affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge.

Summary Potential vulnerability in node-tar has been identified that affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component. The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information. Vulnerabilit...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in node-tar affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge.

Summary Potential vulnerability in node-tar has been identified that affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component. . The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in node-tar affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge.

Summary Potential vulnerability in node-tar has been identified that affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component. . The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information...

Interpretation Conflict

Overview org.webjars.npm:tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Interpretation Conflict due to improper handling of PAX extended header size overrides in intermediary metadata headers. An attacker can cause inconsistent archive parsing results...

Node.js Module node-tar < 7.5.10 Arbitrary File Overwrite

The version of node-tar installed on the remote host is prior to 7.5.10. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability: - node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.10, tar can be tricked into creating a hardlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a...

RockyLinux 9 : linux-sgx (RLSA-2026:18868)

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:18868 advisory. qs: qs: Denial of Service via improper input validation in array parsing CVE-2025-15284 node-tar: tar: node-tar: Arbitrary file overwrite and symlink...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in node-tar

The npm package “tar” also known as node-tar in versions 6.1.1, 5.0.6, 4.4.14, and 3.3.2 has an arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient absolute path sanitization. node-tar aims to prevent the extraction of absolute file paths by converting absolute paths into relative...

node-tar: tar: node-tar: Arbitrary file creation via path traversal bypass in hardlink security check

A flaw was found in node-tar, a Node.js module for handling TAR archives. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass path traversal protections by crafting a malicious TAR archive. The security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution logic than the actual hardlink...

node-tar: tar: node-tar: Arbitrary file overwrite and symlink poisoning via unsanitized linkpaths in archives

A flaw was found in the node-tar library. This vulnerability allows an attacker to craft malicious archives that, when extracted, can bypass intended security restrictions. This leads to arbitrary file overwrite and symlink poisoning, potentially allowing unauthorized modification of files on the...

The vulnerability of the node-tar library on the Node.js software platform allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the node-tar library in the Node.js software platform is related to an incorrect limitation on the path name for the restricted-access directory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in node-tar affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge.

Summary Potential vulnerability in node-tar has been identified that affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component. . The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information...

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in node-tar affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge.

Summary Potential vulnerability in node-tar has been identified that affects IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component. . The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information...