Bug 2430538 (CVE-2026-23745) - CVE-2026-23745 node-tar: tar: node-tar: Arbitrary file overwrite and symlink poisoning via unsanitized linkpaths in archives
Summary: CVE-2026-23745 node-tar: tar: node-tar: Arbitrary file overwrite and symlink ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23745
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Depends On: 2431086 2431098 2431103 2431105 2431106 2431108 2431109 2431113 2431115 2431116 2431088 2431090 2431092 2431094 2431095 2431096 2431097 2431099 2431100 2431101 2431102 2431104 2431107 2431110 2431111 2431112 2431114 2431117
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Reported: 2026-01-16 23:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-09 17:42 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:18480 0 None None None 2026-05-19 09:02:24 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:18868 0 None None None 2026-05-19 13:16:15 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-16 23:01:50 UTC 
node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. The node-tar library (<= 7.5.2) fails to sanitize the linkpath of Link (hardlink) and SymbolicLink entries when preservePaths is false (the default secure behavior). This allows malicious archives to bypass the extraction root restriction, leading to Arbitrary File Overwrite via hardlinks and Symlink Poisoning via absolute symlink targets. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.3.
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-19 09:02:16 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:18480 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18480
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-19 13:16:07 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:18868 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18868
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