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Posted on 11 November 2021
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5008-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 11, 2021 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : node-tar
CVE ID : CVE-2021-37701 CVE-2021-37712
It was discovered that the symlink extraction protections in node-tar,
a Tar archives module for Node.js could by bypassed; allowing a malicious
Tar archive to symlink into an arbitrary location.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your node-tar packages.
For the detailed security status of node-tar please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-tar
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
