The "tarfile" module would still apply normalization of AREGTYPE (\x00) blocks to DIRTYPE, even while processing a multi-block member such as GNUTYPE_LONGNAME or GNUTYPE_LONGLINK. This could result in a crafted tar archive being misinterpreted by the tarfile module compared to other implementations.
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/EOMI5I66ZMKQ2INNFT6T7IAIKUGPZYIE/
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143934
https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/141707
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ae99fe3a33b43e303a05f012815cef60b611a9c7
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7ad3093d76a748af55bdb1d2e8aad3638163b017
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/42d754e34c06e57ad6b8e7f92f32af679912d8ab
Published: 2026-03-12
Updated: 2026-03-19
Base Score: 1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 2.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity: Low
Base Score: 2
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Low
EPSS: 0.0004