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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-91990

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

Tornado before 6.5.8 contains a memory amplification vulnerability in parse_multipart_form_data that splits multipart data before validating the max_parts limit. Attackers can send crafted multipart requests with many parts to create large transient lists, exhausting server memory and causing denial of service.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-91990

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-91990

python-tornado

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Affected versions
6.2.0-3

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6.2.0-3+deb12u1

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6.2.0-3+deb12u2

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6.2.0-3+deb12u3

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6.2.0-3+deb12u4

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6.3.2-1

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6.4.0-1

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6.4.0-2

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6.4.1-1

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6.4.1-2

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6.4.1-3

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6.4.2-1

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6.4.2-2

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6.4.2-3

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6.5.2-1

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6.5.2-2

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6.5.2-3

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6.5.4-0.1

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6.5.4-1

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6.5.5-1

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6.5.5-2

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6.5.5-3

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6.5.5-4

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6.5.5-5

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Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

python-tornado

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
6.4.2-3

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

6.4.2-3+deb13u1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

6.4.2-3+deb13u2

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

6.5.2-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

6.5.2-2

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6.5.2-3

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6.5.4-0.1

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6.5.4-1

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6.5.5-1

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6.5.5-2

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6.5.5-3

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6.5.5-4

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

6.5.5-5

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

python-tornado

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions
6.4.2-3

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

6.5.2-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

6.5.2-2

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6.5.2-3

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

6.5.4-0.1

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6.5.4-1

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6.5.5-1

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6.5.5-2

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6.5.5-3

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6.5.5-4

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6.5.5-5

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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