CVE-2022-2879

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    CVE-2022-2879

    Published: 14 Oct 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Unbounded memory consumption when reading headers in archive/tar

    Details: 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.

    References: https://go.dev/cl/439355, https://go.dev/issue/54853, https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/xtuG5faxtaU, https://pkg.go.dev, https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1037, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2879.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2879, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -947091d31ccda14b0a362adff37b6e037f0f59f3

    Affected versions

    go1.18.6
    go1.18.5
    go1.18.4
    go1.18.3
    go1.18.2
    go1.18.1
    go1.18

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    High
    Availability
    None
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