UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12905

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-12905
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12905.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12905
Related
Published
2025-03-27T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-04-02T17:02:36Z
Summary
[none]
Details

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ("Link Following") and Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal"). This vulnerability occurs when extracting a maliciously crafted tar file, which can result in unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory. The issue is associated with index.js in the tar-fs package. This issue affects tar-fs: from 0.0.0 before 1.16.4, from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.8.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / node-tar-fs

Package

Name
node-tar-fs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-tar-fs@2.1.1-6?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-2
2.1.1-4
2.1.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / node-tar-fs

Package

Name
node-tar-fs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-tar-fs@2.1.1-6?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / node-tar-fs

Package

Name
node-tar-fs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-tar-fs@2.1.1-6?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}