Update tar version
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Description
Tar dependancy version needs to be updated to 4.8.8 to satisfy NIST vulnerability CVE-2018-20834
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20834
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the dependency manifest that declares tar and inspect how dependencies are locked or verified in this repository. Update tar to 4.8.8, then run the repository's available dependency or test checks; done means the declared tar version satisfies CVE-2018-20834 without breaking validation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- devtools, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100