diff --git a/pkg/utils/untar.go b/pkg/utils/untar.go
index cb65bb6b5ec0..c8521648e240 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/untar.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/untar.go
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ func ExtractArchive(archive, dst string) error {
 		if f.FileInfo.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("archive contains a symlink")
 		}
+		if linkname, ok := archiveMemberLinkname(f); ok {
+			if err := validateArchiveMemberPath(extractRoot, linkname); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 
@@ -95,6 +100,18 @@ func archiveMemberName(f archiver.File) string {
 	}
 }
 
+// archiveMemberLinkname reports the target of a tar hardlink member, which carries a regular file mode and so is not caught by the symlink check.
+func archiveMemberLinkname(f archiver.File) (string, bool) {
+	switch h := f.Header.(type) {
+	case tar.Header:
+		return h.Linkname, h.Typeflag == tar.TypeLink
+	case *tar.Header:
+		return h.Linkname, h.Typeflag == tar.TypeLink
+	default:
+		return "", false
+	}
+}
+
 func validateArchiveMemberPath(root, name string) error {
 	if name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("archive contains an empty path")
diff --git a/pkg/utils/untar_test.go b/pkg/utils/untar_test.go
index e82b3611f790..7d40125803b7 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/untar_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/untar_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package utils_test
 import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"archive/zip"
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -59,6 +60,53 @@ var _ = Describe("utils/archive tests", func() {
 		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("unsafe path"))
 		Expect(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "escaped.txt")).ToNot(BeAnExistingFile())
 	})
+
+	It("rejects tar hardlinks that overwrite a file outside the destination", func() {
+		tmpDir := GinkgoT().TempDir()
+		archivePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "model.tar.gz")
+		extractPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "models")
+		outsidePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "outside.txt")
+
+		Expect(os.WriteFile(outsidePath, []byte("original"), 0o600)).To(Succeed())
+		Expect(writeTarGzArchiveWithHardlinkedFile(archivePath, "payload.bin", "../outside.txt", "overwritten")).To(Succeed())
+
+		err := ExtractArchive(archivePath, extractPath)
+
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("unsafe path"))
+
+		contents, readErr := os.ReadFile(outsidePath)
+		Expect(readErr).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(string(contents)).To(Equal("original"))
+	})
+
+	It("extracts tar hardlinks that stay inside the destination", func() {
+		tmpDir := GinkgoT().TempDir()
+		archivePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "model.tar.gz")
+		extractPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "models")
+
+		Expect(writeTarGzArchiveWithInternalHardlink(archivePath, "model.bin", "alias.bin", "weights")).To(Succeed())
+
+		Expect(ExtractArchive(archivePath, extractPath)).To(Succeed())
+
+		extracted, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(extractPath, "alias.bin"))
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(string(extracted)).To(Equal("weights"))
+	})
+
+	It("rejects tar hardlinks that point outside the destination", func() {
+		tmpDir := GinkgoT().TempDir()
+		archivePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "model.tar")
+		extractPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "models")
+
+		Expect(writeTarArchiveWithHardlink(archivePath, "payload.bin", "../escaped.txt")).To(Succeed())
+
+		err := ExtractArchive(archivePath, extractPath)
+
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("unsafe path"))
+		Expect(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "escaped.txt")).ToNot(BeAnExistingFile())
+	})
 })
 
 func writeZipArchive(path string, files map[string]string) (err error) {
@@ -126,3 +174,121 @@ func writeTarArchive(path string, files map[string]string) (err error) {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func writeTarArchiveWithHardlink(path, name, linkname string) (err error) {
+	out, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := out.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	writer := tar.NewWriter(out)
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := writer.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return writer.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:     name,
+		Linkname: linkname,
+		Typeflag: tar.TypeLink,
+		Mode:     0o600,
+	})
+}
+
+func writeTarGzArchiveWithHardlinkedFile(path, name, linkname, contents string) (err error) {
+	out, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := out.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	compressor := gzip.NewWriter(out)
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := compressor.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	writer := tar.NewWriter(compressor)
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := writer.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if err := writer.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:     name,
+		Linkname: linkname,
+		Typeflag: tar.TypeLink,
+		Mode:     0o600,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	data := []byte(contents)
+	if err := writer.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name: name,
+		Mode: 0o600,
+		Size: int64(len(data)),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = writer.Write(data)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func writeTarGzArchiveWithInternalHardlink(path, targetName, linkName, contents string) (err error) {
+	out, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := out.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	compressor := gzip.NewWriter(out)
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := compressor.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	writer := tar.NewWriter(compressor)
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := writer.Close(); err == nil {
+			err = closeErr
+		}
+	}()
+
+	data := []byte(contents)
+	if err := writer.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name: targetName,
+		Mode: 0o600,
+		Size: int64(len(data)),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if _, err := writer.Write(data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return writer.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:     linkName,
+		Linkname: targetName,
+		Typeflag: tar.TypeLink,
+		Mode:     0o600,
+	})
+}