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Ubuntu 25.10 pyasn1 Critical Denial of Service CVE-2026-23490

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pyasn1 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7975-1
January 22, 2026

pyasn1 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

pyasn1 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- pyasn1: ASN.1 library for Python

Details:

It was discovered that pyasn1 incorrectly handled malformed RELATIVE-OIDs
with excessive continuation octets. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause pyasn1 to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  python3-pyasn1                  0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  python3-pyasn1                  0.4.8-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  python3-pyasn1                  0.4.8-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7975-1
  CVE-2026-23490

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.10 pyasn1 Critical Denial of Service CVE-2026-23490

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your Ubuntu system is secured by updating pyasn1 to mitigate denial of service vulnerabilities caused by malformed inputs.
pyasn1 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: pyasn1 could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - pyasn1: ASN.1 library for Python Details: It was discovered that pyasn1 incorrectly handled malformed RELATIVE-OIDs with excessive continuation octets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause pyasn1 to consume memory, leading to a denial of service.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 python3-pyasn1 0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3-pyasn1 0.4.8-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python3-pyasn1 0.4.8-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7975-1

CVE-2026-23490

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7975-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-1ubuntu0.1

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