Medium6.5Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux

Denial of Service via algorithmic complexity in policy normalization

CVE-2026-42402 Published May 1, 2026

CVE-2026-42402

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

Denial of Service via algorithmic complexity in policy normalization. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.5). Weakness: CWE-770. Affected package(s): neethi. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:19835 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected versions

neethi

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Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:19835

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:19835 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

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