Bug 2485616 (CVE-2026-45409) - CVE-2026-45409 python-idna: idna: Denial of Service via specially crafted long inputs
Summary: CVE-2026-45409 python-idna: idna: Denial of Service via specially crafted lon...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-45409
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-05 23:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-21 11:19 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:54390 0 None None None 2026-08-12 14:53:04 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:57592 0 None None None 2026-08-20 16:47:05 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54290 0 None None None 2026-08-12 11:08:41 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54481 0 None None None 2026-08-13 07:27:23 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54484 0 None None None 2026-08-13 08:05:07 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-05 23:02:06 UTC
Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) for Python provides support for Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) and Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing. In versions prior to 3.15, payloads such as `"\u0660" * N` or `"\u30fb" * N + "\u6f22"` utilize the `valid_contexto` function prior to length rejection, and for high values of `N` will take a long time to process. This is the same issue as CVE-2024-3651, however the original remediation in 2024 was not a complete fix. A specially crafted argument to the `idna.encode()` function could consume significant resources. This may lead to a denial-of-service. Starting in version 3.14, the function rejects long inputs as soon as practicable prior to any further processing to minimize resource consumption. In version 3.15, this approach was extended to lesser used alternate functions (i.e. per-label conversions and codec support). A workaround is available. Domain names cannot exceed 253 characters in length. If this length limit is enforced prior to passing the domain to the `idna.encode()` function, it should no longer consume significant resources. This is triggered by arbitrarily large inputs that would not occur in normal usage, but may be passed to the library assuming there is no preliminary input validation by the higher-level application.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 11:08:32 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:54290 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54290

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-13 07:27:15 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:54481 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54481

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-13 08:05:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:54484 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54484


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