DEBIAN-CVE-2026-24842

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CVE-2026-24842
Published: 28 Jan 2026, 01:16
Last modified:15 Jun 2026, 19:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
33/100
CVSS Score
8.2 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Jan 2026, 01:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 Jun 2026, 19:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, contains a vulnerability in versions prior to 7.5.7 where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicious TAR archive that bypasses path traversal protections and creates hardlinks to arbitrary files outside the extraction directory. Version 7.5.7 contains a fix for the issue.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•node-tar

    all | all | all | all | < 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u3 | < 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-10

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