pyasn1: Quadratic CPU use in schemaless BER/CER/DER container decoding
CVE-2026-119194 is fixed in pyasn1 on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119194 (version 0.6.5-1), released November 3, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. From 0.3.3 until 0.6.5, schemaless container decoding stores every decoded component's TagSet in a growing set even though only one-versus-multiple tag types must be distinguished. Attacker-controlled BER, CER, or DER input contains many distinct long tag IDs whose TagSet hashes collide. Each later set insertion compares against an increasing number of earlier colliding tags in ConstructedPayloadDecoderBase._decodeComponentsSchemaless, producing quadratic CPU work while decoded values and order remain valid. Repeated inputs can exhaust decoder CPU and reduce service availability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.5.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| pyasn1 · Debian 14 | 0.6.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-119194 | Nov 3, 2026 |
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