TencentOS Server 3: perl:5.32 (TSSA-2026:0660)

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 3 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2026:0660 advisory. Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities...

CVE-2026-59871

A flaw was found in node-tar, a library for manipulating tar archives in Node.js. This vulnerability occurs when the library incorrectly converts specific archive path values into numbers, leading to an error during subsequent path processing. An attacker could exploit this to cause the applicati...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Perl vulnerabilities (USN-8467-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8467-1 advisory. It was discovered that Perl's Archive::Tar module incorrectly handled symlink and hardlink targets during extraction. An...

RHCOS 4 : OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.35 (RHSA-2026:3875)

The remote Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:3875 advisory. - golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map CVE-2025-58183 - golang: net/url: Memory exhaustion in query...

CVE-2026-5704

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files...

CVE-2026-5704

A flaw was found in tar. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction inspection mechanisms, potentially allowing an attacker to introduce malicious files...

PT-2026-30666

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU tar affected versions not specified Description A flaw exists in GNU tar that allows a remote attacker to craft a malicious archive, leading to hidden file injection with fully attacker-controlled content. This bypasses pre-extraction...

golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map

A flaw was found in the archive/tar package in the Go standard library. tar.Reader does not set a maximum size on the number of sparse region data blocks in GNU tar pax 1.0 sparse files. A specially crafted tar archive with a pax header indicating a big number of sparse regions can cause a Go...

golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map

A flaw was found in the archive/tar package in the Go standard library. tar.Reader does not set a maximum size on the number of sparse region data blocks in GNU tar pax 1.0 sparse files. A specially crafted tar archive with a pax header indicating a big number of sparse regions can cause a Go...

CVE-2026-26960

A flaw was found in node-tar. An attacker can craft a malicious archive that, when extracted with default options, creates a hardlink outside the intended extraction directory. This vulnerability allows the attacker to perform arbitrary file read and write operations as the user extracting the...

golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map

A flaw was found in the archive/tar package in the Go standard library. tar.Reader does not set a maximum size on the number of sparse region data blocks in GNU tar pax 1.0 sparse files. A specially crafted tar archive with a pax header indicating a big number of sparse regions can cause a Go...

golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map

A flaw was found in the archive/tar package in the Go standard library. tar.Reader does not set a maximum size on the number of sparse region data blocks in GNU tar pax 1.0 sparse files. A specially crafted tar archive with a pax header indicating a big number of sparse regions can cause a Go...

MiracleLinux 9 : nodejs:18 (AXSA:2024-8778:01)

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2024-8778:01 advisory. node-tar: denial of service while parsing a tar file due to lack of folders depth validation CVE-2024-28863 nodejs: Bypass network import restrictio...

RHEL 8 : grafana (RHSA-2026:0243)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:0243 advisory. Grafana is an open source, feature rich metrics dashboard and graph editor for Graphite, InfluxDB & OpenTSDB. Security Fixes: golang: archive/tar:...

golang: archive/tar: Unbounded allocation when parsing GNU sparse map

A flaw was found in the archive/tar package in the Go standard library. tar.Reader does not set a maximum size on the number of sparse region data blocks in GNU tar pax 1.0 sparse files. A specially crafted tar archive with a pax header indicating a big number of sparse regions can cause a Go...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-37701

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The npm package tar aka node-tar before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability...

GitLab Path Traversal Vulnerability

GitLab is an open source, end-to-end software development platform from GitLab, Inc. with built-in version control, issue tracking, code review, CI/CD Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery and other features. A path traversal vulnerability exists in GitLab, which stems from a security fl...

ALPINE-CVE-2021-37701

The npm package "tar" aka node-tar before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is not extracted. This is, in part, achieve...

The vulnerability of the ar/tar component of the package installation, update, and removal process for software packages in the apt system lies in the lack of a mechanism to verify input data. This allows attackers to trigger service failures.

The vulnerability of the ar/tar component in the package installation, update, and removal process of the apt package manager is related to the lack of a mechanism for checking input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker who operates remotely to cause service failures...