DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81722
- Source
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-81722
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81722.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-81722
- Upstream
- Published
- 2026-08-27T17:21:02Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-14T17:03:49Z
- Severity
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- 8.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
nltk PorterStemmer in versions <= 3.10.2 (fixed in 3.10.3) contains an inefficient-algorithmic-complexity denial of service in PorterStemmer.stem(). The _is_consonant() helper walks backward over the entire run of trailing 'y' characters on every call, and _measure() invokes it for each stem position, causing O(n^2) behavior. A single ~20-50 KB untrusted token consisting of a long run of the letter 'y' followed by a matching suffix (e.g., 'ness') can pin a CPU core for seconds to minutes, causing availability impact.
- References
Affected packages
Debian:12 / nltk
Package
- Name
- nltk
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/nltk?arch=source&distro=bookworm
Debian:13 / nltk
Package
- Name
- nltk
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/nltk?arch=source&distro=trixie
Debian:14 / nltk
Package
- Name
- nltk
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/nltk?arch=source&distro=forky