diff --git a/libraries/utilities/download-release-packages.py b/libraries/utilities/download-release-packages.py
index e2d9f25cb4..89d3584003 100644
--- a/libraries/utilities/download-release-packages.py
+++ b/libraries/utilities/download-release-packages.py
@@ -98,7 +98,26 @@ def pull_package_and_dump_contents(package_defs):
 
         elif file_name.endswith(".tar.gz"):
             with tarfile.open(file_name) as tar_f:
-                tar_f.extractall()
+                def is_within_directory(directory, target):
+                    
+                    abs_directory = os.path.abspath(directory)
+                    abs_target = os.path.abspath(target)
+                
+                    prefix = os.path.commonprefix([abs_directory, abs_target])
+                    
+                    return prefix == abs_directory
+                
+                def safe_extract(tar, path=".", members=None, *, numeric_owner=False):
+                
+                    for member in tar.getmembers():
+                        member_path = os.path.join(path, member.name)
+                        if not is_within_directory(path, member_path):
+                            raise Exception("Attempted Path Traversal in Tar File")
+                
+                    tar.extractall(path, members, numeric_owner=numeric_owner) 
+                    
+                
+                safe_extract(tar_f)
 
         else:
             raise ValueError("Unable to extract package: {}".format(file_name))