CVE-2026-32288
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32288.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-32288
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.25.9-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.25.9-1 |
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | stdlib | >=1.26.0-0,<1.26.2 | 1.25.9 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gcp | | |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.