What is GHSA-wqxf-pjxh-hh4h?

GHSA-wqxf-pjxh-hh4h is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-wqxf-pjxh-hh4h cover?

GHSA-wqxf-pjxh-hh4h covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-11972. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-wqxf-pjxh-hh4hHigh

When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 24, 2026

Last Modified

June 24, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-11972 →

📋 Description

When using the "tarfile" module with a file opened in "streaming mode" (mode="r|") the tarfile module did not properly handle EOF, meaning an archive could be parsed in an infinite loop.

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11972
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/151981
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/151982
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/AXPSKKTSRKXTTJULW3XSIC74WZNAAPPB
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqxf-pjxh-hh4h