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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-2879: Go: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 14, 2022
Added
Nov 27, 2023
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

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.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-go
Title
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