Source: dnspython Version: 2.8.0-6 X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected] Severity: important Tags: security upstream
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for dnspython. CVE-2026-114605[0]: | dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. Prior to 2.9.0, | dns.name.from_wire_parser follows attacker-controlled DNS | compression pointer chains without a hop limit. A malicious DNS | wire-format message can force excessive pointer traversal during | name decompression, causing high CPU use, application degradation, | or denial of service in applications that process untrusted DNS | messages. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.0. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-114605 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114605 [1] https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/security/advisories/GHSA-45c3-73f7-pv4m [2] https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/commit/b485e460c266540a1a09ca6d8d1d7b685b1d3023 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
