CVE-2026-23950 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2026-23950: node-tar,a Tar for Node.js, has a race condition vulnerability in versions up to and including 7.5.3. This is due to an incomplete handling of Unicode path collisions in the `path-reservations` system. On case-insensitive or normalization-insensitive filesystems (such as macOS APFS, In which it has

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2026-23950 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-tar→ fixed in6.2.1+~cs7.0.8-1+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-tar
```

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