Updated tar and node-gyp versions to the higher versions #1853
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Summary
Security Fix
This PR addresses CVE-2024-28863, a denial of service vulnerability in node-tar with a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (Medium).
The vulnerability allows an attacker to craft a malicious tar archive with excessively deep folder hierarchies. When extracted, this can cause uncontrolled resource consumption leading to memory exhaustion and Node.js
process crashes.
Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2024-28863
The fix is included in tar v6.2.1, which prevents extraction in excessively deep subdirectories.
Compatibility
Both updated dependencies maintain compatibility with Node.js 16 and later:
Note
Low Risk
Dependency-only change; main risk is build/install compatibility on environments that still rely on older
node-gyp, but no runtime code paths change.Overview
Updates dependency versions in
package.json: bumpstarto^6.2.1and raisesnode-gypfrom8.xto10.xfor bothpeerDependenciesandoptionalDependencies(impacting the build toolchain used for native rebuilds).Written by Cursor Bugbot for commit 6fef12f. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.