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aiohttp allows unlimited trailer headers, leading to possible uncapped memory usage

GHSA-w2fm-2cpv-w7v5 · CVE-2026-22815

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Description

Summary

Insufficient restrictions in header/trailer handling could cause uncapped memory usage.

Impact

An application could cause memory exhaustion when receiving an attacker controlled request or response. A vulnerable web application could mitigate these risks with a typical reverse proxy configuration.


Patch: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/0c2e9da51126238a421568eb7c5b53e5b5d17b36

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