CVE-2025-64118

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/5330eb04bc43014f216e5c271b40d5c00d45224d
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/issues/445
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/pull/446
https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-29xp-372q-xqph

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Oct 2025, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-30 18:15

Updated : 2025-10-30 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-64118

Mitre link : CVE-2025-64118

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-64118

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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