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Fedora 42: mingw-python3 Important DoS Excessive Buffering CVE-2025-13836

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fix for excessive read buffering DoS in mingw-python3 on Fedora 42 released. Update as recommended to maintain system integrity.
Backport proposed fix for CVE-2025-13836.

Summary

MinGW Windows python3

Update Information:

Backport proposed fix for CVE-2025-13836.

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security advisory fedora DoS important mingw-python3 excessive buffering

Change Log

* Tue Jan 13 2026 Sandro Mani - 3.11.14-5 - Backport proposed fix for CVE-2025-13836

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2428930 - CVE-2025-13836 mingw-python3: Excessive read buffering DoS in http.client [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428930 [ 2 ] Bug #2428940 - CVE-2025-13836 mingw-python3: Excessive read buffering DoS in http.client [fedora-43] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428940

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-01a62f2cfd' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: mingw-python3
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 3.11.14
Release: 5.fc42
URL: https://www.python.org/
Summary: MinGW Windows python3

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