Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting py3.12-pyasn1 package, versions <0.6.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

Social Trends
EPSS
0.68% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-PY312PYASN1-15032912
  • published18 Jan 2026
  • disclosed16 Jan 2026

Introduced: 16 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-23490  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest py3.12-pyasn1 to version 0.6.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream py3.12-pyasn1 package and not the py3.12-pyasn1 package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. Prior to 0.6.2, a Denial-of-Service issue has been found that leads to memory exhaustion from malformed RELATIVE-OID with excessive continuation octets. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1