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CVE-2026-91990

Canonical Ubuntu Linux: denial of service

Risk score
62/100
CVSS
7.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.4%
Published
15 Sep 2026

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What to know

What it is
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.
Affected
Canonical Ubuntu Linux before 6.5.8
Fix
Upgrade Canonical Ubuntu Linux to 6.5.8 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 7.5 high
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in
  • Named in a government or vendor bulletin

Government and vendor bulletins

References

Original description

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.

Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.