High severityNVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2026· Updated Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-49017
CVE-2026-49017
Description
In OpenStack Swift before 2.36.2 and 2.37.2, s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body. The StreamingInput class repeatedly appends an empty buffer and re-reads, causing the proxy-server worker handling the request to become permanently unresponsive with increasing CPU and memory consumption. An authenticated attacker can systematically exhaust all proxy-server workers, resulting in denial of service. The defect was introduced in Swift 2.36.0.
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1- OpenStack: Six Medium-to-High CVEs Disclosed Across Neutron, Keystone, and SwiftVypr Intelligence · May 28, 2026