Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0263: python-idna (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0263)
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Advisory ALINUX3-SA-2026:0263.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(342081);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/01");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-45409");
script_name(english:"Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0263: python-idna (ALINUX3-SA-2026:0263)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
ALINUX3-SA-2026:0263 advisory.
Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2026-45409:
Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) for Python provides support for Internationalized
Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) and Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing. In versions prior to 3.15,
payloads such as `\u0660 * N` or `\u30fb * N + \u6f22` utilize the `valid_contexto` function prior
to length rejection, and for high values of `N` will take a long time to process. This is the same issue
as CVE-2024-3651, however the original remediation in 2024 was not a complete fix. A specially crafted
argument to the `idna.encode()` function could consume significant resources. This may lead to a denial-
of-service. Starting in version 3.14, the function rejects long inputs as soon as practicable prior to any
further processing to minimize resource consumption. In version 3.15, this approach was extended to lesser
used alternate functions (i.e. per-label conversions and codec support). A workaround is available. Domain
names cannot exceed 253 characters in length. If this length limit is enforced prior to passing the domain
to the `idna.encode()` function, it should no longer consume significant resources. This is triggered by
arbitrarily large inputs that would not occur in normal usage, but may be passed to the library assuming
there is no preliminary input validation by the higher-level application.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://mirrors.aliyun.com/alinux/3/cve/alinux3-sa-20260263.xml");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected python3-idna package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-45409");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/05/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:python3-idna");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Alibaba/release", "Host/Alibaba/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Alibaba Cloud Linux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux 3.x', 'Alibaba Cloud Linux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/Alibaba/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Alibaba Cloud Linux', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '3',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'python3-idna-2.5-8.al8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'python3-idna');
}
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01 Sep 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.15.3
CVSS 46.9
EPSS0.00408
SSVC