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
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Dependency patch with no application code changes; typical low-risk security maintenance.
Overview
Bumps the lockfile-resolved
tarpackage from 7.5.16 to 7.5.20 to address CVE-2026-59875 (DoS via crafted archives with NUL bytes in PAX metadata).package.jsonis unchanged—tarremains a transitive dependency satisfied by the existing^7.4.3range.Documents the fix under Unreleased → Fixed in
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