chore: upgrade tar to ^7.5.20 to address CVE-2026-59875#1474
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Fixes SOU-1555
Addresses CVE-2026-59875 (node-tar DoS via crafted archive with NUL bytes in PAX metadata), affecting
tar< 7.5.17.taris a transitive dependency (vianode-gyp/cacache), requested through^7.4.3, which already admits the patched release. Refreshing the lockfile withyarn up -R tarbumped it from7.5.16to7.5.20— nopackage.jsonchange orresolutionsoverride needed. Verified withyarn why tarthat no instance of7.5.16remains.Note
Low Risk
Dependency patch with no application code changes; risk is limited to transitive archive-handling behavior in build/install tooling.
Overview
Bumps the lockfile-resolved
tardependency from 7.5.16 to 7.5.20 to address CVE-2026-59875 (DoS via crafted archives with NUL bytes in PAX metadata). There is no directpackage.jsonchange—onlyyarn.lockis refreshed for the existing^7.4.3range.Documents the upgrade under
[Unreleased]→ Fixed inCHANGELOG.md.Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 48b1afb. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.