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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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.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack swift
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack swift
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2026-05-27T01:57:58.831Z

Reserved: 2026-05-27T01:57:58.189Z

Link: CVE-2026-49017

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T02:16:34.327

Modified: 2026-05-27T02:16:34.327

Link: CVE-2026-49017

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