Out-of-bounds Read Affecting python311-tools package, versions <3.11.15-150600.3.53.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-PYTHON311TOOLS-16092001
  • published16 Apr 2026
  • disclosed15 Apr 2026

Introduced: 15 Apr 2026

CVE-2025-13836  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 python311-tools to version 3.11.15-150600.3.53.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python311-tools package and not the python311-tools package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

When reading an HTTP response from a server, if no read amount is specified, the default behavior will be to use Content-Length. This allows a malicious server to cause the client to read large amounts of data into memory, potentially causing OOM or other DoS.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1