diff --git a/layers/eight_mile/downloads.py b/layers/eight_mile/downloads.py
index 16757c054..48361b33e 100644
--- a/layers/eight_mile/downloads.py
+++ b/layers/eight_mile/downloads.py
@@ -60,7 +60,26 @@ def extract_tar(file_loc):
     import tarfile
     temp_file = delete_old_copy("{}.1".format(file_loc))
     with tarfile.open(file_loc, "r") as tar_ref:
-        tar_ref.extractall(temp_file)
+        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_ref, temp_file)
     if len(os.listdir(temp_file)) != 1:
         raise RuntimeError("tar extraction unsuccessful")
     return os.path.join(temp_file, os.listdir(temp_file)[0])