Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting python313-tornado6 package, versions <6.5-160000.7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-PYTHON313TORNADO6-21359422
  • published21 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 Oct 2026

Introduced: 8 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-91990  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 python313-tornado6 to version 6.5-160000.7.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python313-tornado6 package and not the python313-tornado6 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Tornado before 6.5.8 contains a memory amplification vulnerability in parse_multipart_form_data that splits multipart data before validating the max_parts limit. Attackers can send crafted multipart requests with many parts to create large transient lists, exhausting server memory and causing denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1