[ALSA-2026:61680] Important: iperf3 security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-09-01
Description:
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.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
aarch64 iperf3-3.17.1-6.el10_2.1.aarch64.rpm fee89832989a12016d46564674a5a9cc9795d69f58f8988f3d38baf76742b49f
ppc64le iperf3-3.17.1-6.el10_2.1.ppc64le.rpm 455e0703de210579f8ab3f29aec98e35b78aa9011b66e90febb3d471c61dfd63
s390x iperf3-3.17.1-6.el10_2.1.s390x.rpm d269a8306d6c6abc23a519e1a336f287ab1a0600b93c1412a32b1042fc698b26
x86_64 iperf3-3.17.1-6.el10_2.1.x86_64.rpm ed92fc2ce38ca8a44340d33f8d5047e60c30110830ce05308b456c4605708c96
x86_64_v2 iperf3-3.17.1-6.el10_2.1.x86_64_v2.rpm 2568b470c0cbf32ab51332433f7df6dab43c9b81599255272451da4cee4fde0e
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.