Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : tar vulnerability (USN-8477-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8477-1 advisory. It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker...

USN-8477-1: tar vulnerability

It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection mechanisms...

USN-8477-1 tar vulnerability

It was discovered that tar incorrectly handled certain crafted archive files. An attacker could possibly use this to inject hidden files with attacker-controlled content, bypassing pre-extraction inspection mechanisms...

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...

Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge affected by vulnerability in tar-7.5.9.tgz

Summary IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge affected by vulnerability in tar-7.5.9.tgz Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-29786 DESCRIPTION: 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 ...

SUSE-SU-2026:2313-1 Security update for vim

This update for vim fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-39881: command injection in NetBeans interface can lead to arbitrary file reads and writes bsc1261833. - CVE-2026-42307: Prior to version 9.2.0383, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin bundled with Vim...

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...

Node.js Module node-tar < 7.5.11 Arbitrary File Overwrite

The version of node-tar installed on the remote host is prior to 7.5.11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability: - node-tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js. Prior to version 7.5.11, tar npm can be tricked into creating a symlink that points outside the extraction directory by using a...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.43 security and extras update

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform release 4.18.43 is now available with updates to packages and images that fix several bugs. This release includes a security update for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of...

Updated tar packages fix security vulnerability

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...

SUSE-SU-2026:21880-1 Security update for vim

This update for vim fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-42307: Prior to version 9.2.0383, an OS command injection vulnerability exists in the netrw standard plugin bundled with Vim bsc1264706. - CVE-2026-43961: Vimscript Code Injection in netrw NetrwMarkFile via crafted filename bsc1265349. -...

RLSA-2026:18480 Important: linux-sgx security update

The Intel SGX SDK is a collection of APIs, libraries, documentations and tools that allow software developers to create and debug Intel SGX enabled applications in C/C++. Security Fixes: qs: qs: Denial of Service via improper input validation in array parsing CVE-2025-15284 node-tar: tar: node-ta...

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...