Unbounded allocation for old GNU sparse in archive/tar

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-4869",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Unbounded allocation for old GNU sparse in archive/tar",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:GO-2026-4869",
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    "severity": "unknown",
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        "CVE-2026-32288",
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              {
                "path": "archive/tar",
                "symbols": [
                  "Reader.Next",
                  "Reader.readOldGNUSparseMap",
                  "readGNUSparseMap1x0"
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      "modified": "2026-10-07T10:41:45.714787203Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://go.dev/cl/763766",
        "https://go.dev/issue/78301",
        "https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/0uYbvbPZRWU"
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        "value": "CVE-2026-32288",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 94937,
  "published_at": "2026-04-07T22:53:49+00:00"
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