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CVE-2026-111273VulnerabilityPublished Updated

unarr through 1.1.1 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in tar_get_name() in tar/parse-tar.c, reachable through the ar_entry_get_name() API

Affects unarrSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-111273· Medium 6.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSunarrpkg:deb/ubuntu/unarr?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =1.0.1-1.1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSunarrpkg:deb/ubuntu/unarr?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =1.0.1-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSunarrpkg:deb/ubuntu/unarr?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =1.0.1-1
Fixed in–

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Description

unarr through 1.1.1 contains an off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in tar_get_name() in tar/parse-tar.c, reachable through the ar_entry_get_name() API. Attackers can supply a crafted TAR archive with a full ustar prefix and name to write a NUL byte past the allocation, corrupting heap memory and crashing the process.

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