{"id":"MGASA-2022-0167","summary":"Updated python-rencode packages fix security vulnerability","details":"The rencode package through 1.0.6 for Python allows an infinite loop in\ntypecode decoding (such as via ;\\x2f\\x7f), enabling a remote attack that\nconsumes CPU and memory. (CVE-2021-40839)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:42:49.355357922Z","published":"2022-05-12T10:24:45Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-40839"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0167.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30051"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/MCLETLGVM5DBX6QNHQFW6TWGO5T3DENY/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"python-rencode","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/python-rencode?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.6-2.1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0167.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}