CVE-2018-20834 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-20834: A vulnerability was found in node-tar before version 4.4.2 (excluding version 2.2.2). 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

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-20834 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-tar→ fixed in4.4.4+ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-tar
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-tar→ fixed in4.4.4+ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-tar
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-tar→ fixed in4.4.4+ds1-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-tar
```

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