Insufficient Entropy Affecting python-docs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.79% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PYTHONDOCS-17138800
  • published3 Jun 2026
  • disclosed11 May 2026

Introduced: 11 May 2026

CVE-2026-7210  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-331  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 python-docs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-docs package and not the python-docs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

xml.parsers.expat and xml.etree.ElementTree use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1