Description
python-multipart is a streaming multipart parser for Python. When parsing form data, python-multipart skips line breaks (CR \r or LF \n) in front of the first boundary and any tailing bytes after the last boundary. This happens one byte at a time and emits a log event each time, which may cause excessive logging for certain inputs. An attacker could abuse this by sending a malicious request with lots of data before the first or after the last boundary, causing high CPU load and stalling the processing thread for a significant amount of time. In case of ASGI application, this could stall the event loop and prevent other requests from being processed, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.0.18.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kludex | python-multipart | < 0.0.18 | — |
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 | python-multipart | 0.0.20-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-multipart | 0.0.20-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | python-multipart | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | python-multipart | 0.0.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8027-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | python-multipart | 0.0.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8027-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-python-multipart | 0.0.19-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14551-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | python-python-multipart | 0.0.9-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:4194-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | reflex | 0.6.7-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | python-multipart | < 0.0.18 | 0.0.18 | GHSA-59g5-xgcq-4qw3 |
Advisories 3
- USN-8027-1 python-multipart vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14551-1 python310-python-multipart-0.0.19-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:4194-1 Security update for python-python-multipart SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026