CVE-2026-32288
Published:April 08, 2026
Updated:April 20, 2026
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 Packages
https://github.com/golang/go.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=go1 <go1.25.9Fix Suggestion:
Update to version go1.25.9https://github.com/golang/go.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=go1.26.0 <go1.26.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version go1.26.2Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
