Fix critical tar-stream CVE-2024-53391 security vulnerability

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Summary

This PR addresses a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2024-53391) in the tar-stream package that could allow directory traversal attacks during tar file extraction operations.

Vulnerability Details

• CVE: CVE-2024-53391
• Severity: Critical
• Package: [email protected] (vulnerable version)
• Impact: Malicious tar files could overwrite arbitrary files during extraction, potentially compromising system security

Fix Applied

Added a package resolution to force all dependencies to use the patched version:

"**/tar-stream": "^3.1.7"

This ensures that both direct and nested dependencies (via tar-fs and archiver packages) use the secure version of tar-stream.

Verification

• Before: yarn list tar-stream showed both v2.2.0 (vulnerable) and v3.1.7
• After: Only [email protected] is used throughout the dependency tree
• Risk: Very low - [email protected] was already successfully used by other dependencies

Impact

• Security: Eliminates critical directory traversal vulnerability
• Compatibility: No breaking changes expected (v3.1.7 already in use by some dependencies)
• Code Changes: Minimal - single line addition to package.json resolutions

This fix follows the established security vulnerability resolution patterns documented in our SECURITY.md and aligns with recent CVE fixes in the project changelog.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• api.osv.dev
  • Triggering command: curl -s REDACTED -d {"package":{"name":"tar-stream","ecosystem":"npm"},"version":"2.2.0"} (dns block)
• download.cypress.io
• googlechromelabs.github.io
  • Triggering command: /usr/local/bin/node install.mjs (dns block)
• https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/121.0.6167.184/linux64/chromedriver-linux64.zip
  • Triggering command: /usr/local/bin/node install.js (http block)
• https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/138.0.7204.157/linux64/chrome-headless-shell-linux64.zip
  • Triggering command: /usr/local/bin/node install.mjs (http block)
• https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/138.0.7204.157/linux64/chrome-linux64.zip
  • Triggering command: /usr/local/bin/node install.mjs (http block)

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• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
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