Packages
- node-tar-fs - File system bindings for tar-stream
Details
It was discovered that tar-fs did not properly limit paths when
extracting crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to write or overwrite files outside the intended extraction
directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-12905)
It was discovered that tar-fs did not properly validate extraction
paths for certain crafted tar archives. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to write files outside the intended extraction
directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-48387)
It was discovered that tar-fs had a symlink validation bypass when
extracting crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to write files outside the intended extraction directory.
(CVE-2025-59343)
It was discovered that tar-fs did not properly limit paths when
extracting crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to write or overwrite files outside the intended extraction
directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-12905)
It was discovered that tar-fs did not properly validate extraction
paths for certain crafted tar archives. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to write files outside the intended extraction
directory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu
24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-48387)
It was discovered that tar-fs had a symlink validation bypass when
extracting crafted tar files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to write files outside the intended extraction directory.
(CVE-2025-59343)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | node-tar-fs – 3.0.9+~cs2.0.4-1+deb13u1build0.25.10.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | node-tar-fs – 2.1.1-6ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | node-tar-fs – 2.1.1-6ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 | ||
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