How many CVEs have patched extract_opts?

1 published CVEs changed extract_opts in erlang/otp, in 1 distinct patches totalling 2 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.

What is the latest CVE that changed extract_opts?

CVE-2026-96596 (erl_tar:extract/2 loops forever on a GNU sparse member with a trailing hole), published 2026-10-14, changed lines 2392 to 2393 of lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl.

How does extract_opts compare to the rest of erlang/otp?

erlang/otp has 58 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed extract_opts.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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extract_opts in erlang/otp: Patched by 1 CVEs

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extract_opts

Name: extract_opts in erlang/otp: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl

Last patched October 14, 2026

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Backports counted once

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Overview

extract_opts in erlang/otp was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2026, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 2 lines in total.

erlang/otp has 58 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 2% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed extract_opts, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

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erl_tar:extract/2 loops forever on a GNU sparse member with a trailing hole
CVE-2026-96596 · lines 2392–2393 · +2 −0
Medium · CVSS 5.9
EPSS 0.2%2026-10-14

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same file that CVE fixes also changed.

1do_sparse_readlib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
2extract1lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl1 CVEs · 1 patches2026
3extract_to_filelib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl1 CVEs · 1 patches2026

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Common questions about CVE fixes to extract_opts.

How many CVEs have patched extract_opts?: 1 published CVEs changed extract_opts in erlang/otp, in 1 distinct patches totalling 2 changed lines, between 2026 and 2026.
What is the latest CVE that changed extract_opts?: CVE-2026-96596 (erl_tar:extract/2 loops forever on a GNU sparse member with a trailing hole), published 2026-10-14, changed lines 2392 to 2393 of lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl.
How does extract_opts compare to the rest of erlang/otp?: erlang/otp has 58 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed extract_opts.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

lib/stdlib/src/erl_tar.erl on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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