Description
Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. Prior to 6.6, Tornado's HTTP header parser accepts obsolete line folding and repeatedly concatenates short continuation lines, causing quadratic CPU consumption on the IOLoop thread. An unauthenticated client can submit a header block containing many obsolete line-folding continuations before application code runs, blocking other connections served by the process. The cost grows with max_header_size, and only availability is affected. This issue is fixed in version 6.6.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tornadoweb | tornado | < 6.6 | — |
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-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-tornado6 | 6.6-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12440-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python-tornado | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | dask-kubernetes | 2026.3.0-r21 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | mitmproxy | 12.3.1-r3 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | tornado | < 6.6 | 6.6 | GHSA-pcg2-g6cj-q92c |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12440-1 python313-tornado6-6.6-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 6, 2026