Link Following Affecting nodejs24-docs package, versions <1:24.14.0-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-NODEJS24DOCS-15436927
  • published6 Mar 2026
  • disclosed28 Jan 2026

Introduced: 28 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-24842  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 nodejs24-docs to version 1:24.14.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1466.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs24-docs package and not the nodejs24-docs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, contains a vulnerability in versions prior to 7.5.7 where the security check for hardlink entries uses different path resolution semantics than the actual hardlink creation logic. This mismatch allows an attacker to craft a malicious TAR archive that bypasses path traversal protections and creates hardlinks to arbitrary files outside the extraction directory. Version 7.5.7 contains a fix for the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1