CVE-2026-31971: Htslib Cram Byte Array Len Overrun

A codec decodes an item length but fails to validate it against the allocated output buffer size before decoding the items into memory. This can lead to a heap or stack buffer overflow when an attacker supplies a byte array length larger than the buffer bounds.

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Description

A codec decodes an item length but fails to validate it against the allocated output buffer size before decoding the items into memory. This can lead to a heap or stack buffer overflow when an attacker supplies a byte array length larger than the buffer bounds.