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python: Fix of CVE-2026-15308

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2026-15308: fix quadratic-complexity CPU denial-of-service in the HTMLParser incremental parser - accumulate feed() data in a buffer and only join/rescan once enough has piled up, instead of re-concatenating and re-scanning the whole unparsed buffer on every feed() call. Backported from upstream CPython (gh-153030, GH-153031).

Products
python, python-debug, python-devel, python-libs, python-test, python-tools, tkinter
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12
CVEs
CVE-2026-15308
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 11:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

python: Fix of CVE-2026-15308

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Jul 2026, 16:09 UTC

- CVE-2026-15308: fix quadratic-complexity CPU denial-of-service in the HTMLParser incremental parser - accumulate feed() data in a buffer and only join/rescan once enough has piled up, instead of re-concatenating and re-scanning the whole unparsed buffer on every feed() call. Backported from upstream CPython (gh-153030, GH-153031).

osv:CLSA-2026-1784218124

python

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

python-debug

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

python-devel

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

python-libs

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

python-test

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

python-tools

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

tkinter

Fixed versions: 2.7.5-94.0.1.el7_9.tuxcare.els12

Complete source record
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