# CVE-2024-28863: node-tar: node-tar is a Tar for Node.js

CVE-2024-28863 is fixed in 25 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863, released March 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-28863
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0093
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Mar 21, 2024

## Description

node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. node-tar prior to version 6.2.1 has no limit on the number of sub-folders created in the folder creation process. An attacker who generates a large number of sub-folders can consume memory on the system running node-tar and even crash the Node.js client within few seconds of running it using a path with too many sub-folders inside. Version 6.2.1 fixes this issue by preventing extraction in excessively deep sub-folders.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | node-tar Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-1+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-28863.md) | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Linux | node-tar Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-28863.md) | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Linux | node-tar Debian 14 | 6.1.13+~cs7.0.5-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28863](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-28863.md) | Mar 21, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs RHEL 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el8.10.0+22199+56ea0ead | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs RHEL 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+22195+c221878e | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs almalinux 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs almalinux 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs ol 8 | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+90391+162fb07b | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs ol 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+90400+35c5e203 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs rocky 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el8.10.0+1865+67d146ca | [RLSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel RHEL 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el8.10.0+22199+56ea0ead | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel RHEL 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+22195+c221878e | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel almalinux 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel almalinux 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel ol 8 | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+90391+162fb07b | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel ol 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+90400+35c5e203 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs RHEL 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el8.10.0+22199+56ea0ead | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs RHEL 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+22195+c221878e | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs almalinux 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs almalinux 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs ol 8 | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+90391+162fb07b | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs ol 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+90400+35c5e203 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n RHEL 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el8.10.0+22199+56ea0ead | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n RHEL 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+22195+c221878e | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n almalinux 8 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n almalinux 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n ol 8 | 1:20.16.0-1.module+el8.10.0+90391+162fb07b | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n ol 9 | 1:18.20.4-1.module+el9.4.0+90400+35c5e203 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:18.20.4-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon RHEL 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+21159+f5a7145d | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon RHEL 9 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.3.0+19762+d716bf3b | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon almalinux 8 | 3.0.1-1.module_el8.8.0+3613+1ed8c91d | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon almalinux 9 | 3.0.1-1.module_el9.2.0+36+853e48f5 | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon ol 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.9.0+90082+b6a613a6 | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon ol 9 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.3.0+90167+01064547 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon rocky 8 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+1666+930e28e8 | [RLSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon rocky 9 | 0:3.0.1-1.module+el9.6.0+32322+a8b1fd01 | [RLSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-npm amzn 2023 | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+19439+7b18b275 | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging RHEL 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601 | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging almalinux 8 | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging almalinux 9 | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging ol 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+90082+b6a613a6 | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging ol 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+20762+f52d7401 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging rocky 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.10.0+1667+4a788d89 | [RLSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging rocky 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.5.0+31770+0da7192d | [RLSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+19439+7b18b275 | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler RHEL 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601 | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler almalinux 8 | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler almalinux 9 | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler ol 8 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.9.0+90082+b6a613a6 | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler ol 9 | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+20762+f52d7401 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20 amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-devel amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-docs amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-full-i18n amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-libs amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:20.18.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | nodejs20-npm amzn 2023 | 1:10.8.2-1.20.18.0.1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | npm RHEL 8 | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module+el8.10.0+22199+56ea0ead | [RHSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | npm RHEL 9 | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module+el9.4.0+22195+c221878e | [RHSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | npm almalinux 8 | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module_el8.10.0+3890+5a092792 | [ALSA-2024:6148](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6148.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | npm almalinux 9 | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module_el9.4.0+112+bb28ff81 | [ALSA-2024:6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Linux | npm ol 8 | 1:10.8.1-1.20.16.0.1.module+el8.10.0+90391+162fb07b | [ELSA-2024-5814](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5814.md) | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Linux | npm ol 9 | 1:10.7.0-1.18.20.4.1.module+el9.4.0+90400+35c5e203 | [ELSA-2024-6147](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-6147.md) | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Linux | v8-10.2-devel amzn 2023 | 3:10.2.154.26-1.18.20.4.1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2024-766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-766.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | v8-11.3-devel amzn 2023 | 3:11.3.244.8-1.20.18.0.1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2024-768](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-768.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |

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