A vulnerability was found in node-tar before version 4.4.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.
CVE-2018-20834 Vulnerable versions: < 4.4.2 Patched version: 4.4.2
A vulnerability was found in node-tar before version 4.4.2. An Arbitrary File Overwrite issue exists when extracting a tarball containing a hardlink to a file that already exists on the system, in conjunction with a later plain file with the same name as the hardlink. This plain file content replaces the existing file content.