RHSA-2026:48278
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-07-29 22:09 - Updated: 2026-09-08 03:20A flaw was found in Python's xml.etree.ElementPath component. This vulnerability can lead to a denial of service (DoS) when processing specially crafted XML documents. Specifically, certain XPath index predicates used with functions like Element.findall() and Element.iterfind() can cause the processing time to increase quadratically with the size of the input, making the system unresponsive. A remote attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious XML file, potentially disrupting service availability.
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