Description
OpenStack Ironic through 39.0.1 allows a denial of service via a configdrive that results in a very large amount of uncompressed data, aka a gzip bomb.
Published: 2026-10-23
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenStack Ironic through 39.0.1 allows a denial of service via a configdrive that results in a very large amount of uncompressed data, aka a gzip bomb.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack ironic
Weaknesses CWE-409
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack ironic
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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Openstack Ironic
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T03:21:17.303Z

Reserved: 2026-10-23T03:21:16.440Z

Link: CVE-2026-115638

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-409

    Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)