Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value Affecting python-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.17


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-PYTHONDEBUGINFO-15920202
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed16 Mar 2026

Introduced: 16 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-4224  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-805  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 python-debuginfo to version 0:2.7.18-1.amzn2.0.17 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3218.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-debuginfo package and not the python-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

When an Expat parser with a registered ElementDeclHandler parses an inline document type definition containing a deeply nested content model a C stack overflow occurs.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1