[GHSA-8988-4f7v-96qf] OpenTelemetry Core: Unbounded memory allocation in W3C Baggage propagation

[Lokeninfinitypoint]

Updates

• CVSS v3

Comments
change imporvment

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR updates a GitHub-reviewed advisory entry for GHSA-8988-4f7v-96qf / CVE-2026-54285 (OpenTelemetry Core baggage propagation) to reflect a CVSS v3 change and updates the advisory’s modified timestamp.

Changes:

• Updates the advisory modified timestamp.
• Changes the CVSS v3.1 vector string in the severity section.

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[pichlermarc]

Hi @Lokeninfinitypoint - can you elaborate why the attack vector should be changed to Local? As the copilot review already stated, HTTP headers that can trigger this originate from the network (for example through an HTTP request).