Debian DSA-5008-1 : node-tar - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 155314

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5008 advisory.

It was discovered that the symlink extraction protections in node-tar, a Tar archives module for Node.js could by bypassed; allowing a malicious Tar archive to symlink into an arbitrary location. For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u2. We recommend that you upgrade your node-tar packages. For the detailed security status of node-tar please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-tar

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the node-tar packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 6.0.5+ds1+~cs11.3.9-1+deb11u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155314

File Name: debian_DSA-5008.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/12/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37712

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-tar

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37701, CVE-2021-37712

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