Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2026· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2026-32288
CVE-2026-32288
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.
Affected products
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References
4- go.dev/cl/763766nvdPatch
- pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4869nvdVendor Advisory
- go.dev/issue/78301nvdIssue Tracking
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/0uYbvbPZRWUnvdRelease NotesMailing List
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