ESB-2026.3136
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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ESB-2026.3136
USN-8134-1: pyasn1 vulnerabilities
31 March 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: pyasn1
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2026-23490 CVE-2026-30922
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8134-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.5 CVE-2026-30922 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: Ubuntu
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (Max): 0.0% (15th) CVE-2026-30922 2026-03-30
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USN-8134-1: pyasn1 vulnerabilities
Publication date
30 March 2026
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in pyasn1.
Releases
20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS 14.04 LTS
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Packages
o pyasn1 - ASN.1 library for Python
Details
It was discovered that pyasn1 could exhaust system resources when
attempting to decode a malformed certificate. An attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-23490 )
Kevin Tu discovered that pyasn1 could exhaust system resources via
uncontrolled recursion when attempting to decode malicously-crafted
certificates. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of
service. ( CVE-2026-30922 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu Package Version
Release
pypy-pyasn1 - 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
with Ubuntu Pro .
20.04 LTS python-pyasn1 - 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
focal with Ubuntu Pro .
python3-pyasn1 - 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
pypy-pyasn1 - 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
with Ubuntu Pro .
18.04 LTS python-pyasn1 - 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
bionic with Ubuntu Pro .
python3-pyasn1 - 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
pypy-pyasn1 - 0.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
Ubuntu Pro .
16.04 LTS python-pyasn1 - 0.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
xenial Ubuntu Pro .
python3-pyasn1 - 0.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
Ubuntu Pro .
python-pyasn1 - 0.1.7-1ubuntu2.1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
14.04 LTS Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
trusty python3-pyasn1 - 0.1.7-1ubuntu2.1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
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References
o CVE-2026-30922
o CVE-2026-23490
Related notices
o USN-8129-1
o USN-7975-1
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