Important: iperf3 security update
Iperf is a tool which can measure maximum TCP bandwidth and tune various parameters and UDP characteristics. Iperf reports bandwidth, delay jitter, and data-gram loss. Security Fix(es): * iperf3: iperf3: Denial of Service via UDP receive worker infinite loop (CVE-2026-102253) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
- Products
- iperf3
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0:3.17.1-6.el10_2.2
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-102253
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:14 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Iperf is a tool which can measure maximum TCP bandwidth and tune various parameters and UDP characteristics. Iperf reports bandwidth, delay jitter, and data-gram loss. Security Fix(es): * iperf3: iperf3: Denial of Service via UDP receive worker infinite loop (CVE-2026-102253) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
osv:RLSA-2026:88207
iperf3
Fixed versions: 0:3.17.1-6.el10_2.2
Complete source record
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