Bug 2498116 (CVE-2026-59874)

Summary: CVE-2026-59874 tar: Node-tar: Denial of Service via malformed tar archive header
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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A flaw was found in node-tar, a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted tar archive with a negative entry size in its header. This malformed header causes the archive scanner to enter an infinite loop, repeatedly parsing the same header and preventing further processing. This can lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition, making the affected system or application unresponsive.
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Bug Depends On: 2498790, 2498791, 2498792, 2498795, 2498797, 2498799, 2498802, 2498803, 2498804, 2498793, 2498794, 2498796, 2498798, 2498800, 2498801    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-08 16:01:33 UTC
node-tar is a tar archive manipulation library for Node.js. Prior to 7.5.18, tar.replace accepts a checksum-valid tar header with a negative base-256 encoded entry size, causing the archive scanner to make no progress while repeatedly parsing the same header. This issue is fixed in version 7.5.18.

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-28 15:41:33 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:47060 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47060

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-28 17:15:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:47059 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47059

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-29 00:15:54 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:47057 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47057

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-29 00:20:50 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:47058 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47058

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-29 17:52:36 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:48034 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48034

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-29 17:53:19 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:48033 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48033

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-10 02:41:11 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:52399 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52399

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-11 06:37:57 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:53298 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53298

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-20 16:07:07 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:57590 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57590

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-10 16:37:16 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1

Via RHSA-2026:66488 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-10 23:25:16 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6

Via RHSA-2026:66545 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545