[BUG] "Cannot destructure property 'package' of 'node.target' as it is null" (@eslint/css)

[MikeMcC399]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

For the npm module @eslint/css (release css-v0.4.0), a second invocation of npm install @eslint/css@0.4.0 results in:

npm error Cannot destructure property 'package' of 'node.target' as it is null.

Logs:
eslint-css.log

Expected Behavior

No error when repeating npm install @eslint/css@0.4.0

Steps To Reproduce

Execute the following in a bash terminal window:

cd $(mktemp -d)
npm init -y
npm install @eslint/css@0.4.0
npm install @eslint/css@0.4.0

Environment

Initially reported on npm: 11.1.0
Reproducible also on npm: 11.2.0
Node.js: v22.14.0 LTS
OS Name: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
System Model Name: VMware Workstation in Windows 11 x86

; node bin location = /home/mike/n/bin/node
; node version = v22.14.0
; npm local prefix = /tmp/tmp.SZuouQJBNk
; npm version = 11.1.0
; cwd = /tmp/tmp.SZuouQJBNk
; HOME = /home/mike

[MikeMcC399]

See also

• Bug: updating package is broken eslint/css#57

Possibly related to

• fix(arborist): node.target can be null #7065

Other issues with this package

• Bug: pnpm install fails ERR_PNPM_LINKED_PKG_DIR_NOT_FOUND eslint/css#56
• Bug: Yarn v1 Classic install fails non-existing file /typings/css-tree eslint/css#58