Insufficient Entropy Affecting python36:3.6/python3-bson package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON36-17138784
  • 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 RHEL:8 python36:3.6/python3-bson.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python36:3.6/python3-bson package and not the python36:3.6/python3-bson package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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