vulnerability
Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2022-2879: golang: archive/tar: unbounded memory consumption when reading headers
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 14, 2022 | Jan 26, 2023 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 14, 2022
Added
Jan 26, 2023
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
linuxrpm-upgrade-buildahlinuxrpm-upgrade-conmonlinuxrpm-upgrade-openshift-clientslinuxrpm-upgrade-podmanlinuxrpm-upgrade-skopeo
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