RLSA-2026:61680

RLSA-2026:61680 · Important: iperf3 security update

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Iperf is a tool which can measure maximum TCP bandwidth and tune various parameters and UDP characteristics. Iperf reports bandwidth, delay jitter, and data-gram loss. Security Fix(es): * iperf3: iperf3 server accepts unbounded peer-controlled JSON parameters enabling remote denial of service via resource exhaustion (CVE-2026-71217) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

CVSS 7.5 · High · Fix available

Published

2026-09-01T12:09:07.143640Z

Updated

2026-09-01T12:30:02.531444149Z

Stack: system

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