CVE-2026-42504

CVE Details

Release Date:	2026-06-02
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Decoding a maliciously-crafted MIME header containing many invalid encoded-words can consume excessive CPU.

See more information about CVE-2026-42504 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (golang-github-openprinting-ipp-usb)	ELSA-2026-62631-0	2026-09-02
Oracle Linux version 10 (grafana-pcp)	ELSA-2026-63119-0	2026-09-03
Oracle Linux version 8 (grafana-pcp)	ELSA-2026-63124-0	2026-09-03