CVE-2025-64118
node-tar vulnerable to race condition leading to uninitialized memory exposure
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 30, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update node-tar to version 7.5.2.
- Rebuild and redeploy the application.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-362 Added CWE CWE-367 Added Reference https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/commit/5330eb04bc43014f216e5c271b40d5c00d45224d Added Reference https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/issues/445 Added Reference https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/pull/446 Added Reference https://github.com/isaacs/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-29xp-372q-xqph