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`.
Problem types
CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Product status
>= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8
>= 2.30.0, < 2.32.7
>= 2.17.0, < 2.29.17
References
github.com/.../coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2mg2-p7r7-g27f
github.com/coder/coder/pull/25877
github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17
github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7
github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8
github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2