vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-40839: Infinite Loop
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 10, 2021 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 10, 2021
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-py3-rencode
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