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.
                
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
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|  Github GHSA | GHSA-29xp-372q-xqph | node-tar has a race condition leading to uninitialized memory exposure | 
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| 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. | |
| Title | node-tar vulnerable to race condition leading to uninitialized memory exposure | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-362 CWE-367 | |
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| Metrics | cvssV4_0 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-30T18:42:19.663Z
Reserved: 2025-10-27T15:26:14.128Z
Link: CVE-2025-64118
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-30T18:42:14.810Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Received
Published: 2025-10-30T18:15:33.673
Modified: 2025-10-30T18:15:33.673
Link: CVE-2025-64118
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