node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-f601b2f60a advisory.

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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry     contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while     being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2. (CVE-2025-64118)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - node-tar is a Tar for Node.js. In 7.5.1, using .t (aka .list) with { sync: true } to read tar entry
    contents returns uninitialized memory contents if tar file was changed on disk to a smaller size while
    being read. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.2. (CVE-2025-64118)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
297442	Fedora 43 : nodejs20 (2026-f601b2f60a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
272185	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-64118	Nessus	Misc.	medium
435885	SCA: security update for tar (GHSA-29xp-372q-xqph)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
435885	SCA: security update for tar (GHSA-29xp-372q-xqph)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium

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