tar.Reader can allocate an unbounded amount of memory when reading a maliciously-crafted archive containing a large number of sparse regions encoded in the "old GNU sparse map" format.
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:45:00 +0000
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| Description | tar.Reader can allocate an unbounded amount of memory when reading a maliciously-crafted archive containing a large number of sparse regions encoded in the "old GNU sparse map" format. | |
| Title | Unbounded allocation for old GNU sparse in archive/tar | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Go
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-08T01:06:57.416Z
Reserved: 2026-03-11T16:38:46.557Z
Link: CVE-2026-32288
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-08T02:16:03.707
Modified: 2026-04-08T02:16:03.707
Link: CVE-2026-32288
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