CVE-2018-20835

NameCVE-2018-20835
DescriptionA vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-tar-fs (PTS)bullseye2.1.1-2fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm2.1.1-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-tar-fssource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- node-tar-fs <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload to Debian)
https://github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/06672828e6fa29ac8551b1b6f36c852a9a3c58a2 (v1.16.2)

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