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High DLA-3237-1 2 CVEs

node-tar - security update

Published Dec 12, 2022 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Ecosystem: Debian

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 10 node-tar 4.4.6+ds1-3+deb10u2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 8.2
    CVE-2021-37701

    Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links

    The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.16, 5.0.8, and 6.1.7 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is …

    npm node-tar nodejs tar Debian Ubuntu Alpine npm
  • High 8.2
    CVE-2021-37712

    Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic links

    The npm package "tar" (aka node-tar) before versions 4.4.18, 5.0.10, and 6.1.9 has an arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution vulnerability. node-tar aims to guarantee that any file whose location would be modified by a symbolic link is…

    npm node-tar nodejs tar Debian Ubuntu Alpine npm