CVE catalog
CVE-2018-20835
node-tar-fs: CVE-2018-20835
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.36% · Oct 25, 2026
A vulnerability was found in tar-fs before 1.16.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-tar-fs | sid | 3.1.2+~cs2.0.4-1 | not affected |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | forky | 3.1.2+~cs2.0.4-1 | not affected |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | trixie | 3.0.9+~cs2.0.4-1+deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | trixie-security | 3.0.9+~cs2.0.4-1+deb13u1 | not affected |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | bookworm | 2.1.3-0+deb12u2 | not affected |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | bookworm-security | 2.1.3-0+deb12u2 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-tar-fs | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-tar-fs | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-tar-fs]Unknown
Details (4)
2.1.3-0+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · node-tar-fs · debian · bookworm
2.1.3-0+deb12u2· all · bookwormNot affected
dsa · node-tar-fs · debian · bookworm
2.1.3-0+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · node-tar-fs · debian · bookworm
2.1.3-0+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityNot affected
dsa · node-tar-fs · debian · bookworm
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