CVE-2026-49017

Published May 27, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In OpenStack Swift before 2.36.2 and 2.37.2, s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body. The StreamingInput class repeatedly appends an empty buffer and re-reads, causing the proxy-server worker handling the request to become permanently unresponsive with increasing CPU and memory consumption. An authenticated attacker can systematically exhaust all proxy-server workers, resulting in denial of service. The defect was introduced in Swift 2.36.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6314-1 swift security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g7jq-j257-rww2 OpenStack Swift: s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8821-1 OpenStack Swift vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In OpenStack Swift before 2.36.2 and 2.37.2, s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body. The StreamingInput class repeatedly appends an empty buffer and re-reads, causing the proxy-server worker handling the request to become permanently unresponsive with increasing CPU and memory consumption. An authenticated attacker can systematically exhaust all proxy-server workers, resulting in denial of service. The defect was introduced in Swift 2.36.0.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack swift
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack swift
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jun 2, 2026, 5:33 PM
Reserved
May 27, 2026, 1:57 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 27, 2026, 2:16 AM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 5:25 PM