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vulnerabilityCVE-2026-11972
Name
CVE-2026-11972
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
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.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Advisories

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
python3
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


8.2
CVSSv4
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
3.12.14
Not Affected
buildroot
master
3.14.7
Not Affected
openwrt
master
3.14.5-r2
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
3.13.9-r3
Not Affected
yocto
kirkstone
3.10.20
Not Affected
yocto
master
3.14.7
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


python3 (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
gh-151981: Make tarfile._Stream.seek break at EOF (GH-151982)
Petr Viktorin <encukou@gmail.com>
CVE-2026-11972