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USN-5283-1: Tar for Node.js vulnerability

Publication date

11 February 2022

Overview

Tar for Node.js would allow unintended access to files if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • node-tar - read and write portable tar archives module for Node.js

Details

It was discovered that Tar for Node.js did not properly sanitize path inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files, resulting
in a directory traversal attack.

It was discovered that Tar for Node.js did not properly sanitize path inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files, resulting
in a directory traversal attack.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal node-tar –  4.4.10+ds1-2ubuntu1+esm1  

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