CVE-2024-12905: tar-fs Vulnerable to Link Following and Path Traversal via Extracting a Crafted tar File
(updated )
An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (“Link Following”) and Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (“Path Traversal”). This vulnerability occurs when extracting a maliciously crafted tar file, which can result in unauthorized file writes or overwrites outside the intended extraction directory. The issue is associated with index.js in the tar-fs package.
This issue affects tar-fs: from 0.0.0 before 1.16.4, from 2.0.0 before 2.1.2, from 3.0.0 before 3.0.7.
References
- arxiv.org/abs/2506.04962
- arxiv.org/pdf/2506.04962
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pq67-2wwv-3xjx
- github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs
- github.com/mafintosh/tar-fs/commit/a1dd7e7c7f4b4a8bd2ab60f513baca573b44e2ed
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00012.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12905
- www.seal.security/blog/a-link-to-the-past-uncovering-a-new-vulnerability-in-tar-fs
Code Behaviors & Features
Detect and mitigate CVE-2024-12905 with GitLab Dependency Scanning
Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →