Description
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Starting in version 2.17.0 and prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, `POST /api/v2/files` converts zip uploads to tar in memory via `CreateTarFromZip`, which enforced a per-entry size limit but no aggregate limit on total decompressed output, writing to an unbounded in-memory buffer. Exploitation requires authenticated file-upload access and the impact is limited to availability (denial of service). The fix in versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2 adds a metadata preflight check that sums projected entry sizes and a streaming writer that enforces the aggregate limit during decompression. As a workaround, restrict file-upload permissions to trusted users or place a reverse proxy with request-body size limits in front of `coderd`.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| coder | coder | >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.2, >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8, >= 2.30.0, < 2.32.7, >= 2.17.0, < 2.29.17 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/coder/coder | all versions | — | GO-2026-5916 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.2 | 2.34.2 | GHSA-2mg2-p7r7-g27f |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8 | 2.33.8 | GHSA-2mg2-p7r7-g27f |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.30.0, < 2.32.7 | 2.32.7 | GHSA-2mg2-p7r7-g27f |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.17.0, < 2.29.17 | 2.29.17 | GHSA-2mg2-p7r7-g27f |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.17.0, < 2.29.17 · >= 2.30.0, < 2.32.7 · >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8 · >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.2 | 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.2 | GO-2026-5916 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
References
- https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2mg2-p7r7-g27f
- https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/25877
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2