USN-8952-1: Tornado vulnerabilities

Published Oct 22, 2026
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Updated

It was discovered that Tornado did not properly handle certain HTTP requests and network inputs. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information, or bypass access controls. (CVE-2023-54397, CVE-2024-14029, CVE-2026-91990, CVE-2026-91992, CVE-2026-103262, CVE-2026-103263)

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/tornado
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<6.5.5-5ubuntu1.1
6.5.5-5ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=26.10
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<6.5.4-0.1ubuntu0.2
6.5.4-0.1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=26.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<6.4.0-1ubuntu0.6
6.4.0-1ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/python3-tornado<Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/python3-tornado to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.5-5ubuntu1.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/python3-tornado to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.5.4-0.1ubuntu0.2
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/python3-tornado to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.4.0-1ubuntu0.6
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/python3-tornado to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in Ubuntu Pro

Event History

Oct 22, 2026
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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