decompress: Decompress: File disclosure and corruption via arbitrary hardlink creation

A flaw was found in decompress. An attacker can craft a malicious archive that, when extracted, allows for arbitrary hardlink creation. This vulnerability occurs because the x.linkname field from hardlink entries in the archive is processed without proper validation, enabling an attacker to creat...

EUVD-2026-42768

decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction, enabling file read disclosure and file corruption. When processing hardlink entries type === 'link', the x.linkname field from the archive is passed directly to fs.link without validation index.js line 113. An...

Symlink Attack

Overview decompress is a package that can be used for extracting archives. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the fs.link process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive files or corrupt file contents by crafting an archive containing a hardlink...

CVE-2026-39243

decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction, enabling file read disclosure and file corruption. When processing hardlink entries type === 'link', the x.linkname field from the archive is passed directly to fs.link without validation index.js line 113. An...

CVE-2026-39243

decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction, enabling file read disclosure and file corruption. When processing hardlink entries type === 'link', the x.linkname field from the archive is passed directly to fs.link without validation index.js line 113. An...

CVE-2026-39243

The CVE-2026-39243 entry concerns decompress before 4.2.2, where archive extraction can create arbitrary hardlinks. During processing of hardlink entries (type === 'link'), the x.linkname field is passed directly to fs.link() without validation, enabling an attacker to craft an archive whose hard...

CVE-2026-39243

decompress before 4.2.2 allows arbitrary hardlink creation during archive extraction, enabling file read disclosure and file corruption. When processing hardlink entries type === 'link', the x.linkname field from the archive is passed directly to fs.link without validation index.js line 113. An...

PT-2026-56968

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions decompress versions prior to 4.2.2 Description An issue exists during archive extraction where arbitrary hardlink creation is possible. When processing hardlink entries type === 'link', the x.linkname field from the archive is passed directly ...

PT-2024-8531

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the btrfs file system. It can be triggered when mounting btrfs from two images with the same fsid and different dev uuids in a...