Description (CNA)
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 (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Go standard library / archive/tar | affected 0 before 1.18.7; affected 1.19.0-0 before 1.19.2 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://go.dev/issue/54853
- https://go.dev/cl/439355
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.