Candidate: CVE-2021-40839
PublicDate: 2021-09-10 02:15:00 UTC
References:
 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40839
 https://github.com/aresch/rencode/commit/572ff74586d9b1daab904c6f7f7009ce0143bb75
 https://github.com/aresch/rencode/pull/29
 https://pypi.org/project/rencode/#history
 https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/16
Description:
 The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in
 typecode decoding (such as via ;\x2f\x7f), enabling a remote attack that
 consumes CPU and memory.
Ubuntu-Description:
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Priority: medium
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CVSS:
 nvd: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H [7.5 HIGH]


Patches_python-rencode:
upstream_python-rencode: released (1.0.6-2)
trusty_python-rencode: ignored (out of standard support)
trusty/esm_python-rencode: DNE
xenial_python-rencode: ignored (out of standard support)
bionic_python-rencode: needs-triage
focal_python-rencode: needs-triage
hirsute_python-rencode: ignored (reached end-of-life)
impish_python-rencode: needs-triage
jammy_python-rencode: needs-triage
devel_python-rencode: needs-triage