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ALPINE-CVE-2026-11972
When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive pars...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, making archive parsing take exponentially longer.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Alpine:v3.21
python3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.12.14-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.22
python3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.12.14-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.23
python3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.12.14-r0"}]}]
Alpine:v3.24
python3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.14.7-r0"}]}]
References
- advisory security.alpinelinux.org