Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting prism package, versions <5.16.0-r1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-PRISM-18214706
  • published23 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-59874  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi prism to version 5.16.0-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream prism package and not the prism package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi 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

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