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CVE-2026-96596

🗓️ 14 Oct 2026 16:56:18Reported by EEFType 
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🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 2 Views

Infinite loop in erl_tar:extract/2 on GNU sparse members causes denial of service.

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erlangerlang/otpRange<29.1.2
erlangerlang/otpRange<8.1.1
erlangrebar3Match3.27.1
hexpmhex_coreRange<0.20.1
hexpmhexRange<2.5.3
[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "erl_tar"
    ],
    "packageName": "otp",
    "packageURL": "pkg:software-id/erlang.org/otp",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
      "lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:extract/2"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "Erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "29.1.2",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "29.0",
        "versionType": "otp"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "erl_tar"
    ],
    "packageName": "stdlib",
    "packageURL": "pkg:otp/stdlib?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ferlang%2Fotp&vcs_url=git%2Bhttps:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ferlang%2Fotp.git",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
      "src/erl_tar.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:extract/2"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/otp",
    "vendor": "Erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "8.1.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "8.0",
        "versionType": "otp"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:erlang\\/otp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "erl_tar"
    ],
    "packageName": "erlang/otp",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/erlang/otp",
    "product": "OTP",
    "programFiles": [
      "lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "erl_tar:extract/2"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/otp",
    "vendor": "Erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "3086307f311b78b38644a7787a3aca6a3f95a9d5",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "fbf2c7194f6fce4b7b66dc0bcaa4f6b4b85e088f",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:rebar3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "r3_hex_erl_tar",
      "r3_hex_tarball"
    ],
    "packageName": "rebar3",
    "packageURL": "pkg:otp/rebar3?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ferlang%2Frebar3&vcs_url=git%2Bhttps:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Ferlang%2Frebar3.git",
    "product": "rebar3",
    "programFiles": [
      "apps/rebar/src/vendored/r3_hex_erl_tar.erl",
      "apps/rebar/src/vendored/r3_hex_tarball.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:extract/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/3"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/rebar3",
    "vendor": "erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "3.27.1",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:erlang:rebar3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "r3_hex_erl_tar",
      "r3_hex_tarball"
    ],
    "packageName": "erlang/rebar3",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/erlang/rebar3",
    "product": "rebar3",
    "programFiles": [
      "apps/rebar/src/vendored/r3_hex_erl_tar.erl",
      "apps/rebar/src/vendored/r3_hex_tarball.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_erl_tar:extract/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "r3_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/3"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/erlang/rebar3",
    "vendor": "erlang",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "23dbdb5d1f87f56902aef296c88a20049cd0c6e4",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://repo.hex.pm",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "hex_erl_tar",
      "hex_tarball"
    ],
    "packageName": "hex_core",
    "packageURL": "pkg:hex/hex_core",
    "product": "hex_core",
    "programFiles": [
      "src/hex_erl_tar.erl",
      "src/hex_tarball.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:extract/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack_docs/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack_docs/3"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core",
    "vendor": "hexpm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "0.20.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.14.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "hex_erl_tar",
      "hex_tarball"
    ],
    "packageName": "hexpm/hex_core",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/hexpm/hex_core",
    "product": "hex_core",
    "programFiles": [
      "src/hex_erl_tar.erl",
      "src/hex_tarball.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_erl_tar:extract/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack_docs/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "hex_tarball:unpack_docs/3"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/hexpm/hex_core",
    "vendor": "hexpm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "a2ece683e6e88a3ec95ad20b09aca426e08b372e",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "13bb9fbba418a406af614790b8d5cd458259ee70",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "mix_hex_erl_tar",
      "mix_hex_tarball"
    ],
    "packageName": "hex",
    "packageURL": "pkg:otp/hex?repository_url=https:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhexpm%2Fhex&vcs_url=git%2Bhttps:%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhexpm%2Fhex.git",
    "product": "hex",
    "programFiles": [
      "src/mix_hex_erl_tar.erl",
      "src/mix_hex_tarball.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:extract/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/3"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/hexpm/hex",
    "vendor": "hexpm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2.5.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "2.4.2",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:hexpm:hex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "modules": [
      "mix_hex_erl_tar",
      "mix_hex_tarball"
    ],
    "packageName": "hexpm/hex",
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/hexpm/hex",
    "product": "hex",
    "programFiles": [
      "src/mix_hex_erl_tar.erl",
      "src/mix_hex_tarball.erl"
    ],
    "programRoutines": [
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:stream_to_file_loop/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:extract/1"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_erl_tar:extract/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack/3"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/2"
      },
      {
        "name": "mix_hex_tarball:unpack_docs/3"
      }
    ],
    "repo": "https://github.com/hexpm/hex",
    "vendor": "hexpm",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "8e1067131a13949eff30623f31648a945ffd5418",
            "status": "unaffected"
          },
          {
            "at": "7847c23d09ab52113614c3718e1e7d368743da5d",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThan": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "5543a1919c709d8eb2b317f62aad76ca1eed375c",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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14 Oct 2026 22:17Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 45.9
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