| Name | CVE-2026-59874 |
| Description | node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.18, tar.replace accepts a checksum-valid tar header with a negative base-256 encoded entry size, causing the archive scanner to make no progress while repeatedly parsing the same header. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.18. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1141767 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-tar (PTS) | bullseye | 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u3 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1 | vulnerable | |
| forky | 6.2.1+ds1+~cs6.1.13-10 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 7.5.19+~4.0.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| node-tar | source | (unstable) | 7.5.19+~4.0.1-1 | 1141767 |
[trixie] - node-tar <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-8x88-c5mf-7j5w
Fixed by: https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/9e78bf058b2c22dd4d52e00d8922d5c06fc2f7b5 (v7.5.18)