AIKIDO-2026-10896
astral-tokio-tar is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation
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Medium Risk
This Affects:
astral-tokio-tarTL;DR
astral-tokio-tar versions prior to 0.6.2 contain a PAX header interpretation flaw that causes tar archives to be processed differently than by other tar implementations. A crafted archive can manipulate header handling to selectively hide or expose files during extraction, potentially allowing attackers to smuggle unexpected files onto a victim’s filesystem.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.
Background info
astral-tokio-tar is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation in versions 0.0.1 - 0.6.1.
How to fix this
Upgrade the astral-tokio-tar library to the patch version.
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