USN-4123-1: npm/fstream vulnerability

5 September 2019

npm/fstream could be made to overwrite files.

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Releases

Packages

  • node-fstream - Advanced filesystem streaming tools for Node.js

Details

It was discovered that npm/fstream incorrectly handled certain crafted
tarballs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write aritrary files to
the filesystem.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

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