# CVE-2025-62518: astral-tokio-tar Vulnerable to PAX Header Desynchronization

CVE-2025-62518 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-62518, released October 21, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62518
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.1 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0070
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 21, 2025
- Weakness: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62518

## Description

astral-tokio-tar: Fixed boundary parsing issue

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | python-uv opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.7.18-160000.3.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20026-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20026-1.md) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Linux | python-uv sles 16.0 | 0.7.18-160000.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20077-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20077-1.md) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Linux | rust-astral-tokio-tar Debian 14 | 0.5.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-62518](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-62518.md) | Oct 21, 2025 |

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