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A node-tar security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 11.



DSA 5008-1: node-tar security update



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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/