USN-8549-1: idna vulnerability

Publication date

15 July 2026

Overview

idna could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that idna did not properly reject oversized inputs before
performing expensive processing. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause idna to consume significant resources, leading to a denial of
service.

It was discovered that idna did not properly reject oversized inputs before
performing expensive processing. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause idna to consume significant resources, leading to a denial of
service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute python3-idna –  3.11-1ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble python3-idna –  3.6-2ubuntu0.2
22.04 LTS jammy python3-idna –  3.3-1ubuntu0.2

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