Interpretation Conflict Affecting tar package, versions <7.5.16
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- published16 Jun 2026
- disclosed15 Jun 2026
- credittonghuaroot
Introduced: 15 Jun 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade tar to version 7.5.16 or higher.
Overview
tar is a full-featured Tar for Node.js.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Interpretation Conflict due to improper handling of PAX extended header size overrides in intermediary metadata headers. An attacker can cause inconsistent archive parsing results between different tar implementations by crafting a malicious tar archive that desynchronizes the parser's interpretation, potentially hiding files from scanners or extractors that rely on different tools.