SB2026021226 - Ubuntu update for python-multipart



SB2026021226 - Ubuntu update for python-multipart

Published: February 12, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026021226
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Inefficient regular expression complexity (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24762)

CWE-ID: CWE-1333 - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing value of the "Content-Type" HTTP header with a regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.


2) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53981)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application generates excessive log entries when parsing form data. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24486)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when using non-default configuration options "UPLOAD_DIR" and "UPLOAD_KEEP_FILENAME=True". A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.