Unchecked Input for Loop Condition Affecting nodejs24-npm package, versions <1:11.16.0-1.24.18.0.3.el10_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-NODEJS24NPM-18474634
  • published31 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59874  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-606  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 nodejs24-npm to version 1:11.16.0-1.24.18.0.3.el10_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:48034.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs24-npm package and not the nodejs24-npm package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1