Red Hat Security Advisory: python-tornado security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the python-tornado package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 6 Extended Update Support. The first vulnerability (CVE-2026-31958) allows denial of service via large multipart bodies. The second vulnerability (CVE-2026-35536) involves cookie attribute injection due to improper handling of cookie arguments. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated python-tornado packages addressing these issues. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The python-tornado package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support contains two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-31958, which permits denial of service attacks through large multipart bodies, and CVE-2026-35536, which allows cookie attribute injection due to improper handling of cookie arguments. These vulnerabilities correspond to CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) and CWE-88 (Argument Injection or Modification). Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:20572.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-31958 could cause denial of service conditions by overwhelming the Tornado server with large multipart bodies. CVE-2026-35536 could allow an attacker to inject cookie attributes, potentially impacting session management or security controls relying on cookies. Red Hat rates the overall impact as moderate. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python-tornado packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20572 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: python-tornado security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the python-tornado package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 6 Extended Update Support. The first vulnerability (CVE-2026-31958) allows denial of service via large multipart bodies. The second vulnerability (CVE-2026-35536) involves cookie attribute injection due to improper handling of cookie arguments. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated python-tornado packages addressing these issues. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The python-tornado package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support contains two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-31958, which permits denial of service attacks through large multipart bodies, and CVE-2026-35536, which allows cookie attribute injection due to improper handling of cookie arguments. These vulnerabilities correspond to CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) and CWE-88 (Argument Injection or Modification). Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:20572.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-31958 could cause denial of service conditions by overwhelming the Tornado server with large multipart bodies. CVE-2026-35536 could allow an attacker to inject cookie attributes, potentially impacting session management or security controls relying on cookies. Red Hat rates the overall impact as moderate. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated python-tornado packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20572 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:20572
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-35536"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160976e29bf47b50641c77
Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:30 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 11:37:15 PM
Last updated: 5/27/2026, 5:04:35 AM
Views: 2
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