USN-8952-2: Tornado regression

Publication date

6 November 2026

Overview

USN-8952-1 introduced a regression in Tornado


Packages

Details

USN-8952-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tornado. Unfortunately that update was incomplete due
to an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-103263, which broke static file
serving for applications that subclass Tornado's StaticFileHandler,
such as Jupyter, and could introduce a regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

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,

USN-8952-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Tornado. Unfortunately that update was incomplete due
to an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-103263, which broke static file
serving for applications that subclass Tornado's StaticFileHandler,
such as Jupyter, and could introduce a regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

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)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.10 stonking python3-tornado –  6.5.5-5ubuntu1.2
26.04 LTS resolute python3-tornado –  6.5.4-0.1ubuntu0.3
24.04 LTS noble python3-tornado –  6.4.0-1ubuntu0.7
22.04 LTS jammy python3-tornado –  6.1.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm7  
20.04 LTS focal python3-tornado –  6.0.3+really5.1.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm8  
18.04 LTS bionic python3-tornado –  4.5.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm5  
16.04 LTS xenial python3-tornado –  4.2.1-1ubuntu3.1+esm5  

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