CVE-2026-6100

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

AZL-83051 CVE-2026-6100 affecting package python3 for versions less than 3.12.9-14

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

ALPINE-CVE-2026-6100

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

CVE-2026-6100

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

CVE-2026-6100 Use-after-free in lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile after re-use under memory pressure

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

CVE-2026-6100 Use-after-free in lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile after re-use under memory pressure

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

CVE-2026-6100

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

CVE-2026-6100

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

CVE-2026-6100

CVE-2026-6100 affects Python’s decompression modules: at least the in-process reuse of decompressor instances in lzma.LZMADecompressor , bz2.BZ2Decompressor , and gzip.GzipFile can lead to a Use-After-Free (UAF) if a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompressor is reused. The i...

CVE-2026-6100

Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6100

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the...

PT-2026-32487

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Python affected versions not specified Description A use-after-free flaw exists in the decompression modules of Python, specifically within lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile. This issue occurs when a program re-uses...

Python -- use-after-free vulnerability in decompressors under memory pressure

Seth Larson reports: There is a CRITICAL severity vulnerability affecting CPython. Use-after-free UAF was possible in the lzma.LZMADecompressor, bz2.BZ2Decompressor, and gzip.GzipFile when a memory allocation fails with a MemoryError and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be...

EUVD-2026-20914

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with Content-Encoding: gzip. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5438

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with Content-Encoding: gzip. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive...

CVE-2026-5438

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with Content-Encoding: gzip. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive...

CVE-2026-5438

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with Content-Encoding: gzip. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive...

CVE-2026-5438 Gzip Decompression Bomb via Content-Encoding Header

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with Content-Encoding: gzip. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive...

CVE-2026-5438

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists in Orthanc when processing HTTP requests with the Content-Encoding: gzip header. The root cause is that the server fails to enforce limits on the decompressed size and instead allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata . A spe...

CVE-2026-5438

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with Content-Encoding: gzip. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive...