perl-Archive-Tar: Fix of CVE-2026-9538

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1786097595",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "perl-Archive-Tar: Fix of CVE-2026-9538",
    "summary": "- CVE-2026-9538: cap per-entry size during read to avoid memory exhaustion from a crafted oversized tar header (MAX_FILE_SIZE cap)",
    "evidence": "osv:CLSA-2026-1786097595",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "perl-Archive-Tar",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
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        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.38-6.el9.tuxcare.els2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
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        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CLSA-2026-1786097595",
      "aliases": [
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      "affected": [
        {
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          "package": {
            "name": "perl-Archive-Tar",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/tuxcare/perl-Archive-Tar?distro=almalinux-9.6",
            "ecosystem": "TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.6"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/cloudlinux/tuxcare-osv/tree/main/data/els_os/almalinux9.6esu/CLSA-2026-1786097595.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T09:31:28.046644139Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-9538"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/tuxcare9.6esu/CLSA-2026-1786097595.html",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9538"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-9538",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 447683,
  "published_at": "2026-08-07T10:13:26+00:00"
}