High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 1, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7669
CVE-2020-7669
Description
This affects all versions of package github.com/u-root/u-root/pkg/tarutil. It is vulnerable to both leading and non-leading relative path traversal attacks in tar file extraction.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/u-root/u-rootGo | < 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
Affected products
2- u-root/tarutildescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/u-root/u-root/pull/1817nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMUROOTUROOTPKGTARUTIL-570428nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-75qf-wgfj-v652ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7669ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/u-root/u-root/issues/2449ghsaWEB
- github.com/u-root/u-root/pull/2344ghsaWEB
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