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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5283.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5283-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'node-tar' package(s) announced via the USN-5283-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'node-tar' package(s) announced via the USN-5283-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Tar for Node.js did not properly sanitize path inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files, resulting
in a directory traversal attack.

Affected Software/OS:
'node-tar' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-32803
https://github.com/npm/node-tar/security/advisories/GHSA-r628-mhmh-qjhw
https://github.com/npm/node-tar/commit/9dbdeb6df8e9dbd96fa9e84341b9d74734be6c20
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1771
https://www.npmjs.com/package/tar
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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