Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-40839

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0167)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Updated python-rencode packages fix security vulnerability

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. CVE-2021-40839...

CVE-2021-40839

CVE-2021-40839 affects the rencode package for Python up to 1.0.6, where an infinite loop in typecode decoding (e.g., via ;\x2f\x7f) enables a remote CPU/memory‑consuming attack. The vulnerability is documented across multiple advisories and vendor notes; several distributions issued patches (e.g...

CVE-2021-40839

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...