Algorithmic Complexity Affecting python312-curses package, versions <3.12.14-150600.3.68.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-PYTHON312CURSES-20556653
  • published7 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-45186  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 python312-curses to version 3.12.14-150600.3.68.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python312-curses package and not the python312-curses package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In libexpat before 2.8.1, the computational complexity of attribute name collision checks allows a denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1