Vulnerability in libpython (CVE-2026-3276)
Summary
Vulnerability in libpython (CVE-2026-3276). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
unicodedata.normalize() can take excessive CPU time when processing
specially crafted Unicode input containing long runs of combining characters
with alternating Canonical Combining Class values.
This affects all normalization forms.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-3276 has been found in libpython.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libpython CVE-2026-3276" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-3276 (libpython) — CWE-407
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-407) exists in libpython.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of libpython.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'libpython' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'libpython' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
libpythonを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2026-3276 python3 Fixed in: 3.14.7-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3276 pypy3
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3276 python2.7
References
- web github.com
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- web mail.python.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web mail.python.org
- web github.com
- web openwall.com
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