Packages
- node-tar - read and write portable tar archives module for Node.js
Details
It was discovered that node-tar mishandled certain tar archives. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the
filesystem.
It was discovered that node-tar mishandled certain tar archives. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the
filesystem.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | node-tar – 1.0.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | node-tar – 0.1.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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