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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.

Info
CVECVE-2026-11972
First seen2026-08-06 01:15 UTC
Disclosed2026-06-23 23:16 UTC
Last updated2026-08-06 02:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

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.

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