@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ cli_untar(const char *dir, unsigned int posix, cli_ctx *ctx)

 			if((ret=cli_checklimits("cli_untar", ctx, 0, 0, 0))!=CL_CLEAN)

 				return ret;

+                        if (nread < TARCHECKSUMOFFSET + TARCHECKSUMLEN)

+                            return ret;

+

 			checksum = getchecksum(block);

 			cli_dbgmsg("cli_untar: Candidate checksum = %d, [%o in octal]\n", checksum, checksum);

 			if(testchecksum(block, checksum) != 0) {