Description
python-engineio is a Python implementation of the Engine.IO realtime client and server. Versions prior to 4.13.2 have two specific configurations of the python-engineio server in which the size of incoming messages is not checked before the messages are loaded into memory. An attacker can take advantage of these to cause unnecessary memory allocations in the python-engineio server. The two cases are POST requests, when using ASGI with the long polling transport and WebSocket messages, when using Aiohttp with the WebSocket transport. Version 4.13.2 addresses this issue. ASGI severs now only load the body of incoming requests into memory after the client is confirmed to be known and authenticated, and the payload size is below the maximum allowed size. Requests that do not comply with these requirements are discarded. Aiohttp servers configure the maximum payload size in the underlying WebSocket layer from Aiohttp, so that large messages are discarded by Aiohttp before they are delivered to python-engineio.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| miguelgrinberg | python-engineio | < 4.13.2 | — |
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 | python-engineio | 4.14.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | python-engineio | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | python-python-engineio | 4.3.4-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1 |
| SLES 3 | python-python-engineio | 4.3.4-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | python-python-engineio | 4.3.4-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-python-engineio | 4.13.3-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11170-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | python-python-engineio | 4.12.0-bp160.2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21182-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | python-engineio | < 4.13.2 | 4.13.2 | GHSA-m9gh-vj53-gvh9 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2026:3085-1 Security update for python-python-engineio SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 17, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21182-1 Security update for python-python-engineio SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11170-1 python311-python-engineio-4.13.3-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026