CVE-2026-96596

A Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition vulnerability exists in the erl_tar module of Erlang OTP stdlib, and within hex_core (hex_erl_tar), Hex (mix_hex_erl_tar), and rebar3 (r3_hex_erl_tar). The issue is caused by erl_tar:do_sparse_read/3 matching a trailing-hole clause for a GNU sparse member be...