Race Condition Affecting node-gyp package, versions <12.0.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-NODEGYP-13876653
  • published11 Nov 2025
  • disclosed30 Oct 2025

Introduced: 30 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-64118  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard node-gyp to version 12.0.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-gyp package and not the node-gyp package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2.