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7.5.22 · 24 Jul 2026BlueOak-1.0.0117.9M / weekRepositoryHomepagenpmAtom feed
Upgrading tar From 6.0.0 to 6.2.1
23 releases in betweennotes for 2
- ?
- changes to make
- 6
- advisories fixed
- ?
- new
- 2+
- fixes
Counted from 2 of 23 release notes. Advisories are counted from the advisory database, in full.
Security
12 advisories still affect 6.2.1
- node-tar: Decompression/parse DoS via unlimited inputcritical · GHSA-23hp-3jrh-7fpw
- node-tar Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via Hardlink Path Traversalhigh · GHSA-34x7-hfp2-rc4v
- Arbitrary File Read/Write via Hardlink Target Escape Through Symlink Chain in node-tar Extractionhigh · GHSA-83g3-92jg-28cx
Upgrading to 7.5.21 clears them.
Fixes 6 advisories affecting 6.0.0
- Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite due to insufficient absolute path sanitizationhigh · GHSA-3jfq-g458-7qm9
- Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite on Windows via insufficient relative path sanitizationhigh · GHSA-5955-9wpr-37jh
- Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic linkshigh · GHSA-9r2w-394v-53qc
- Denial of service while parsing a tar file due to lack of folders count validationmoderate · GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36
- Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning using symbolic linkshigh · GHSA-qq89-hq3f-393p
- Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoninghigh · GHSA-r628-mhmh-qjhw
Release by release
6.1.13 – 6.2.15 releases, nothing new or fixed; 4 without a note
- fixed
Ensuring close event is emited after stream has ended
- fixed
Replace deprecated String.prototype.substr() (#314) (@CommanderRoot, @lukekarrys)
- fixed
6.0.1 – 6.1.1117 releases, no release note
3 internal lines (docs, tests, tooling) left out.