Bug 2491892 (CVE-2026-0864)

Summary: CVE-2026-0864 python: cpython: Python configparser: Configuration injection via crafted multi-line input
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A flaw was found in the Python `configparser` module. When writing configuration files, an attacker who controls the input value can inject unexpected keys and values. This occurs if the input contains multi-line text with carriage return characters, leading to potential configuration manipulation.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-23 19:01:26 UTC 
When using the "configparser" module to write configuration files
containing multi-line text values with carriage return characters (\r) the
resulting file could be injected with unexpected keys and values if the
attacker controls the written value.