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Debian Bullseye DSA-5008-1 Moderate: Node-Tar Symlink Bypass

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2021
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Address vulnerabilities in node-tar by following advisory DSA-5008-1, focusing on symbolic link extraction issues. Implement best practices for enhanced security against threats
It was discovered that the symlink extraction protections in node-tar, a Tar archives module for Node.js could by bypassed; allowing a malicious Tar archive to symlink into an arbi...

Summary

It was discovered that the symlink extraction protections in node-tar,
a Tar archives module for Node.js could by bypassed; allowing a malicious
Tar archive to symlink into an arbitrary location.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your node-tar packages.

For the detailed security status of node-tar please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/node-tar

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: node-tar
CVE ID: CVE-2021-37701 CVE-2021-37712

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