Resource Exhaustion Affecting awx package, versions <24.6.1-r53


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-AWX-19526845
  • published4 Sept 2026
  • disclosed11 Aug 2026

Introduced: 11 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-73228  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard awx to version 24.6.1-r53 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream awx package and not the awx package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

Django REST framework is a toolkit for building Web APIs. Prior to 3.17.2, Django REST Framework's request.data parsing in rest_framework/request.py Request._parse() passes the underlying HttpRequest stream to JSONParser and FormParser for application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies, bypassing Django's DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE protection and allowing oversized request bodies to consume additional memory and CPU. This issue is fixed in version 3.17.2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1