CVE-2026-6100

Public on 2026-04-13
Modified on 2026-04-14
Description
Use-after-free (UAF) was possible in the `lzma.LZMADecompressor`, `bz2.BZ2Decompressor`, and `gzip.GzipFile` when a memory allocation fails with a `MemoryError` and the decompression instance is re-used. This scenario can be triggered if the process is under memory pressure. The fix cleans up the dangling pointer in this specific error condition.

The vulnerability is only present if the program re-uses decompressor instances across multiple decompression calls even after a `MemoryError` is raised during decompression. Using the helper functions to one-shot decompress data such as `lzma.decompress()`, `bz2.decompress()`, `gzip.decompress()`, and `zlib.decompress()` are not affected as a new decompressor instance is used per call. If the decompressor instance is not re-used after an error condition, this usage is similarly not vulnerable.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python3 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.11 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.12 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.13 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.14 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 python3.9 Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H