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node-tar — security advisory
node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2.
- Products
- node-tar
- Affected versions
- 0.1.18-1, 0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.0.3-2, 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.2.1-1, 4.4.10+ds1-2, 4.4.10+ds1-2ubuntu1, 4.4.10+ds1-2ubuntu1+esm1, 6.1.11+ds1+~cs6.0.6-1, 6.1.11+~cs11.3.10-1, 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1, 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-3, 6.1.7+~cs11.3.10-1, 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-10, 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-6, 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-7, 6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1, 7.5.22+~4.0.1-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-64118
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:34 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2.
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Complete source record
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