UnratedRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Twisted vulnerability
USN-8380-1 Published Jun 3, 2026
CVE-2026-42304
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
It was discovered that Twisted incorrectly handled DNS name decompression. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Twisted to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. Affected Ubuntu releases: 26.04, 25.10, 24.04, 22.04. CVEs: CVE-2026-42304.
Affected versions
- Ubuntu 26.04
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Ubuntu 22.04
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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