Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2022· Updated Feb 13, 2025

Unbounded memory consumption when reading headers in archive/tar

CVE-2022-2879

Description

Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

Affected products

osv-coords69 versions
pkg:bitnami/golang pkg:rpm/almalinux/aardvark-dns pkg:rpm/almalinux/buildah pkg:rpm/almalinux/buildah-tests pkg:rpm/almalinux/cockpit-podman pkg:rpm/almalinux/conmon pkg:rpm/almalinux/containernetworking-plugins pkg:rpm/almalinux/containers-common pkg:rpm/almalinux/container-selinux pkg:rpm/almalinux/crit pkg:rpm/almalinux/criu pkg:rpm/almalinux/criu-devel pkg:rpm/almalinux/criu-libs pkg:rpm/almalinux/crun pkg:rpm/almalinux/delve pkg:rpm/almalinux/fuse-overlayfs pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang-bin pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang-docs pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang-misc pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang-race pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang-src pkg:rpm/almalinux/golang-tests pkg:rpm/almalinux/go-toolset pkg:rpm/almalinux/libslirp pkg:rpm/almalinux/libslirp-devel pkg:rpm/almalinux/netavark pkg:rpm/almalinux/oci-seccomp-bpf-hook pkg:rpm/almalinux/osbuild-composer pkg:rpm/almalinux/osbuild-composer-core pkg:rpm/almalinux/osbuild-composer-dnf-json pkg:rpm/almalinux/osbuild-composer-worker pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-catatonit pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-docker pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-gvproxy pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-plugins pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-remote pkg:rpm/almalinux/podman-tests pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-criu pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-podman pkg:rpm/almalinux/runc pkg:rpm/almalinux/skopeo pkg:rpm/almalinux/skopeo-tests pkg:rpm/almalinux/slirp4netns pkg:rpm/almalinux/toolbox pkg:rpm/almalinux/toolbox-tests pkg:rpm/almalinux/udica pkg:rpm/almalinux/weldr-client pkg:rpm/opensuse/docker-compose&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.18&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3 pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.18&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.18&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.18-openssl&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.18-openssl&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.19&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3 pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.19&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/go1.19&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/go1.18-openssl&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/go1.19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4
< 1.18.7+ 68 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.0.1-38.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.24.6-7.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.24.6-7.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 46-1.module_el8.7.0+3344+5bcd850f
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.1.4-2.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.1.1-6.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1-38.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 2:2.205.0-3.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.7-1.module_el8.9.0+3683+33eb0feb
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3280+24dc9c5d
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9-2.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.9-1.el9_1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+2877+8e437bf5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-1.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.0.1-38.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.5-2.module_el8.8.0+3468+16b86c82
- (no CPE)range: < 76-2.el9_2.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 76-2.el9_2.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 76-2.el9_2.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 76-2.el9_2.alma
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:4.0.2-25.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3137+d33c3efb
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.0-2.module_el8.9.0+3711+04fcca5e
- (no CPE)range: < 1:1.1.5-2.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.6.2-9.module_el8.9.0+3687+dcd7ef8f.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.6.2-9.module_el8.9.0+3687+dcd7ef8f.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.8-3.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.99.4-5.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 0.0.99.4-5.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.6-4.module_el8.9.0+3627+db8ec155
- (no CPE)range: < 35.9-1.el9
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.7-150000.1.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.7-150000.1.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150000.1.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150000.1.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.7-150000.1.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.7-150000.1.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.18.10.1-150000.1.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150000.1.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.2-150000.1.12.1
Go standard library/archive/tarv5
Range: 0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

go.dev/cl/439355mitre
go.dev/issue/54853mitre
groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaUmitre
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037mitre
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09mitre

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