CVE-2026-53655: node-tar applies PAX size override to intermediary GNU long-name/long-link headers, causing tar parser interpretation differential (file smuggling)

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Jun
Released
2026-06-28
Last Updated
2026-06-29
EPSS Score
0.14% (percentile: 3.9%)

Affected Products (1)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 tar 1.35-2 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-06-28: Information published.
  • 2026-06-29: Information published.