[Snyk] Fix for 1 vulnerabilities

[Mapuppy09]

Snyk has created this PR to fix 1 vulnerabilities in the npm dependencies of this project.

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• workspaces/libnpmdiff/package.json

Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:

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	Uncontrolled Recursion SNYK-JS-TAR-18319500

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[Mapuppy09]

This update includes major version bumps for all three packages, introducing significant breaking changes that require developer attention.

High-Risk Upgrades:

1. tar: 6.2.1 → 7.5.21 (HIGH RISK)

This major upgrade introduces several breaking changes:

• Node.js Support: Support for Node.js versions below 18 has been dropped.
• Module System: The package was rewritten in TypeScript and now provides a hybrid ESM and CommonJS interface. This may require changes to how you import the module (require('tar') vs import 'tar').
• Default Behavior Change: The chmod option, which controls whether file permissions are set during extraction, now defaults to false. Previously, permissions were set by default. If your application relies on file modes being preserved from the archive, you must now explicitly set chmod: true.

Source: GitHub CHANGELOG.md.

2. @npmcli/arborist: 7.5.4 → 8.0.0 (HIGH RISK)

Arborist is a critical internal component of the npm CLI responsible for managing the node_modules tree. A major version change in this package often accompanies significant changes in npm's dependency resolution behavior. While a direct changelog for v8.0.0 was not found, changes in npm v7 (which was powered by an earlier version of arborist) included major shifts like the automatic installation of peerDependencies and a new lockfile format (lockfileVersion: 2). A major version bump from 7.x to 8.x implies similarly impactful changes.

Recommendation: Due to the package's critical nature and the lack of a detailed changelog, this upgrade should be considered high-risk. Thoroughly test dependency installation, resolution, and lifecycle scripts (npm install, npm ci, etc.) after this upgrade.

Source: npm Blog Archive.

3. pacote: 18.0.6 → 19.0.2 (MEDIUM RISK)

This major version upgrade introduces a structural change to its dependencies.

• Peer Dependency: pacote v19 adds a peer dependency on @npmcli/arborist. This means that any project using pacote must now also have @npmcli/arborist listed as a dependency in its package.json.

Source: GitHub CHANGELOG.md.

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✅ Snyk checks have passed. No issues have been found so far.

Status	Scan Engine	Critical	High	Medium	Low	Total (0)
✅	Open Source Security	0	0	0	0	0 issues

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