Name | CVE-2021-40839 |
Description | The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in typecode decoding (such as via ;\x2f\x7f), enabling a remote attack that consumes CPU and memory. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
python-rencode (PTS) | bullseye | 1.0.6-1 | vulnerable |
bookworm, sid, trixie | 1.0.6-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
python-rencode | source | (unstable) | 1.0.6-2 |
[bullseye] - python-rencode <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - python-rencode <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - python-rencode <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75
https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29