Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value Affecting kafka-python package, versions [,2.2.20)[2.3.0,2.3.2)
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- published12 Jun 2026
- disclosed10 Jun 2026
- creditKatriel Moses
Introduced: 10 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-10142 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade kafka-python to version 2.2.20, 2.3.2 or higher.
Overview
kafka-python is a Pure Python client for Apache Kafka
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value via the receive_bytes() function in the protocol parser. An attacker can exhaust system memory or cause connections to hang by sending a crafted 4-byte frame length value without bounds validation, resulting in either excessive memory allocation or an uncaught exception that disrupts normal operation.