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Ubuntu 25.10 pyasn1 Critical Denial of Service Issue USN-8129-1

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pyasn1 could be made to consume resources and crash if it received specially crafted input.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8129-1
March 30, 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 consume resources and crash if it received
specially crafted input.

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

Details:

It was discovered that pyasn1 incorrectly handled recursion when decoding
ASN.1 data. An attacker could use this issue to cause pyasn1 to consume
resources, 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                  0.6.1-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  python3-pyasn1                  0.4.8-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  python3-pyasn1                  0.4.8-1ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8129-1
  CVE-2026-30922

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.6.1-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-4ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 25.10 pyasn1 Critical Denial of Service Issue USN-8129-1

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Calendar Grey March 30, 2026
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Security Notice USN-8129-1 addresses a critical DoS issue in pyasn1 for Ubuntu releases. Update now to protect your system.
pyasn1 could be made to consume resources and 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 consume resources and crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - pyasn1: ASN.1 library for Python Details: It was discovered that pyasn1 incorrectly handled recursion when decoding ASN.1 data. An attacker could use this issue to cause pyasn1 to consume resources, 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 0.6.1-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS python3-pyasn1 0.4.8-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS python3-pyasn1 0.4.8-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8129-1

CVE-2026-30922

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.6.1-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pyasn1/0.4.8-1ubuntu0.2

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