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GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx
GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
tar-fs Vulnerable to Link Following and Path Traversal via Extracting a Crafted tar File
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published March 27, 2025
tar-fs is fixed in 3.0.7, 2.1.2 and 1.16.4 (npm)
tar-fs Vulnerable to Link Following and Path Traversal via Extracting a Crafted tar File
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tar-fs | npm | 3.0.7, 2.1.2, 1.16.4 |
| kibana-7 | Chainguard | 7.17.28-r41 |
| code-server | Wolfi | 4.105.1-r1 |
| sqlpad | Chainguard | 7.5.3-r1 |
| tileserver-gl-fips | Chainguard | 5.2.0-r1 |
| sqlpad | Wolfi | 7.5.3-r1 |
| code-server | Chainguard | 4.105.1-r1 |
| tileserver-gl | Wolfi | 5.2.0-r1 |
| tileserver-gl | Chainguard | 5.2.0-r1 |
| kibana-8 | Chainguard | 8.17.4-r41 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chainguard | kibana-7 | 0 |
| wolfi | code-server | 0 |
| chainguard | sqlpad | 0 |
| npm | tar-fs | |
| chainguard | tileserver-gl-fips | 0 |
| wolfi | sqlpad | 0 |
| chainguard | code-server | 0 |
| wolfi | tileserver-gl | 0 |
| chainguard | tileserver-gl | 0 |
| npm | tar-fs | 2.0.0, 0, 3.0.0 |
| chainguard | kibana-8 | 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 27, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12905 advisory
- https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs package
- https://www.seal.security/blog/a-link-to-the-past-uncovering-a-new-vulnerability-in-tar-fs url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00012.html url
- https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/a1dd7e7c7f4b4a8bd2ab60f513baca573b44e2ed url
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04962 url
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.04962 url