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TI-2026-33198 Aliases CVE-2026-45409GHSA-65pc-fj4g-8rjx

Regular expression denial of service in kjd idna

Priority LOW 37CWE-1333Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 28 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) for Python provides support for Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) and Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing. In versions prior to 3.15, payloads such as `"\u0660" * N` or `"\u30fb" * N + "\u6f22"` utilize the `valid_contexto` function prior to length rejection, and for high values of `N` will take a long time to process. This is the same issue as CVE-2024-3651, however the original remediation in 2024 was not a complete fix. A specially crafted argument to the `idna.encode()` function could consume significant resources. This may lead to a denial-of-service. Starting in version 3.14, the function rejects long inputs as soon as practicable prior to any further processing to minimize resource consumption. In version 3.15, this approach was extended to lesser used alternate functions (i.e. per-label conversions and codec support). A workaround is available. Domain names cannot exceed 253 characters in length. If this length limit is enforced prior to passing the domain to the `idna.encode()` function, it should no longer consume significant resources. This is triggered by arbitrarily large inputs that would not occur in normal usage, but may be passed to the library assuming there is no preliminary input validation by the higher-level application.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00408 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial idna (kjd): 3.15idna (PyPI): 3.15Red Hat: 10 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 28 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kjdidnabefore 3.153.15Patch availableCNA
—idna (PyPI)before 3.153.15Patch availableGHSA-65pc-fj4g-8rjx
  • idna Vendorkjd Affected before 3.15 Fixed in 3.15 Patch available CNA
  • idna (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.15 Fixed in 3.15 Patch available GHSA-65pc-fj4g-8rjx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kjd:internationalized_domain_names_in_applications:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 3.15Vulnerablekjd
  • cpe:2.3:a:kjd:internationalized_domain_names_in_applications:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 3.15 Vulnerable ·kjd

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA idna (kjd) Fixed in 3.15
  • Fix · GHSA-65pc-fj4g-8rjx idna (PyPI) Fixed in 3.15 Advisory →

Red Hat 10 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:66018 Released 2026-09-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 security update
    • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9 +2
  • RHSA-2026:61783 Released 2026-08-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
    • Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:58981 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
    • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:56431 Released 2026-08-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18.27 security, enhancement & bug fix update
    • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18 registry.redhat.io/odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/odf4/cephcsi-rhel9-operator, registry.redhat.io/odf4/mcg-core-rhel9 +16
  • RHSA-2026:54484 Released 2026-08-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-idna security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) python-idna-2.10-8.el9_8, python3-idna-2.10-8.el9_8
  • RHSA-2026:54481 Released 2026-08-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-idna security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) python-idna-3.7-6.el10_2, python3-idna-3.7-6.el10_2
  • RHSA-2026:54290 Released 2026-08-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-idna security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) python-idna-2.5-8.el8_10, python3-idna-2.5-8.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:34119 Released 2026-07-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images python-rpds-py-2026.6.3-1.hum1@src, python3-rpds-py-2026.6.3-1.hum1@aarch64, python3-rpds-py-2026.6.3-1.hum1@x86_64
  • RHSA-2026:25503 Released 2026-06-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images python-idna-3.18-1.hum1@src, python3-idna-3.18-1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-aarch64-rpms, python3-idna-3.18-1.hum1@noarch@public-hummingbird-x86_64-rpms
  • RHSA-2026:25039 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images jaeger-2.19.0-1.hum1@aarch64, jaeger-2.19.0-1.hum1@src, jaeger-2.19.0-1.hum1@x86_64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Confidential Cluster OperatorAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Exploit IntelligenceAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShiftAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Migration Toolkit for Applications 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Migration Toolkit for ContainersAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Migration Toolkit for VirtualizationAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
OpenShift LightspeedAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
OpenShift Service Mesh 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat AI Inference ServerAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Core 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Developer Hub 1AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Satellite 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Trusted Artifact SignerAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud ProvidersAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat build of Quarkus Native builderAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Self-service automation portal 2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Service Telemetry Framework 1.5AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Discovery 2Fixed RHSA-2026:61783
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:54481
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:54290
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:54484
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:25039, RHSA-2026:25503, RHSA-2026:34119
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18Fixed RHSA-2026:56431
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5Fixed RHSA-2026:58981, RHSA-2026:66018
Not affected: 23 products
  • Confidential Cluster Operator
  • Confidential Compute Attestation
  • Lightspeed Core
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • OpenShift Lightspeed
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 3
  • Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed
  • Red Hat AI Inference Server
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
  • Red Hat Connectivity Link 1
  • Red Hat Discovery 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux command line assistant
  • Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
  • Red Hat OpenShift Update Service
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4.18
  • Red Hat Quay 3
  • Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer
  • Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer
  • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45409
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65pc-fj4g-8rjx
  3. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2024-03406 Denial of Service via Quadratic Complexity in kjd/idna CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources