CVE-2026-32288 — Unbounded allocation for old GNU sparse in archive/tar
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" …
Published: 2026-04-08 · CVSS: 5.5 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7