Description
Pydantic is a data validation and settings management using Python type hinting. In affected versions passing either `'infinity'`, `'inf'` or `float('inf')` (or their negatives) to `datetime` or `date` fields causes validation to run forever with 100% CPU usage (on one CPU). Pydantic has been patched with fixes available in the following versions: v1.8.2, v1.7.4, v1.6.2. All these versions are available on pypi(https://pypi.org/project/pydantic/#history), and will be available on conda-forge(https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pydantic) soon. See the changelog(https://pydantic-docs.helpmanual.io/) for details. If you absolutely can't upgrade, you can work around this risk using a validator(https://pydantic-docs.helpmanual.io/usage/validators/) to catch these values. This is not an ideal solution (in particular you'll need a slightly different function for datetimes), instead of a hack like this you should upgrade pydantic. If you are not using v1.8.x, v1.7.x or v1.6.x and are unable to upgrade to a fixed version of pydantic, please create an issue at https://github.com/samuelcolvin/pydantic/issues requesting a back-port, and we will endeavour to release a patch for earlier versions of pydantic.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| samuelcolvin | pydantic | >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.2, >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.4, < 1.6.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pydantic | 1.7.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pydantic | 1.7.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pydantic | 1.7.4-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | pydantic | 1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-6553-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-pydantic | 2.13.4-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11424-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pydantic | < 1.6.2 | 1.6.2 | GHSA-5jqp-qgf6-3pvh |
| PyPI | pydantic | >= 1.8, < 1.8.2 | 1.8.2 | GHSA-5jqp-qgf6-3pvh |
| PyPI | pydantic | >= 1.7, < 1.7.4 | 1.7.4 | GHSA-5jqp-qgf6-3pvh |
| PyPI | pydantic | < 1.6.2 · >= 1.7, < 1.7.4 · >= 1.8, < 1.8.2 | 1.6.2, 1.7.4, 1.8.2 | PYSEC-2021-47 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11424-1 python313-pydantic-2.13.4-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 2, 2026
- USN-6553-1 pydantic vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026