CVE-2026-16211: Race Condition in allegro
CVE-2026-16211 is a race condition vulnerability in the allegro project affecting the AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname function within the Hostname Allocation Handler component. The issue arises from manipulation of the argument counter, leading to a race condition. Exploitation is considered difficult and the vulnerability has been publicly disclosed. No official fix or patch has been provided yet, and the project has not responded to the report. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.1, indicating low severity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in allegro up to commit bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e involves a race condition in the AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname function of src/ralph/assets/models/assets.py. Manipulating the argument counter can trigger the race condition. The exploit complexity is high, and no privileges or user interaction are required, but the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is low. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, but no remediation or patch is currently available, and the project has not issued a response.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a race condition that could potentially lead to inconsistent or unexpected behavior in hostname allocation. However, the impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability is low as per the CVSS vector. Exploitation is difficult, and no known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the project has not responded or issued a fix, monitor official channels for updates. Due to the complexity of exploitation and low impact, immediate urgent action is not indicated.
CVE-2026-16211: Race Condition in allegro
Description
CVE-2026-16211 is a race condition vulnerability in the allegro project affecting the AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname function within the Hostname Allocation Handler component. The issue arises from manipulation of the argument counter, leading to a race condition. Exploitation is considered difficult and the vulnerability has been publicly disclosed. No official fix or patch has been provided yet, and the project has not responded to the report. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.1, indicating low severity.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.1low
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:allegro:allegro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in allegro up to commit bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e involves a race condition in the AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname function of src/ralph/assets/models/assets.py. Manipulating the argument counter can trigger the race condition. The exploit complexity is high, and no privileges or user interaction are required, but the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is low. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, but no remediation or patch is currently available, and the project has not issued a response.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a race condition that could potentially lead to inconsistent or unexpected behavior in hostname allocation. However, the impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability is low as per the CVSS vector. Exploitation is difficult, and no known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the project has not responded or issued a fix, monitor official channels for updates. Due to the complexity of exploitation and low impact, immediate urgent action is not indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-18T08:40:44.904Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5c4b202a4a8d5989f1add5
Added to database: 07/19/2026, 03:57:20 UTC
Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 04:11:40 UTC
Last updated: 07/19/2026, 08:02:50 UTC
Views: 11
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