GHSA-8x48-8g7j-rqxp

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GHSA-8x48-8g7j-rqxp

Summary: Duplicate Advisory: Quadratic-time DoS in PorterStemmer via long runs of 'y'

Details: ## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-ww6m-cw3f-q94g. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description nltk PorterStemmer in versions <= 3.10.2 (fixed in 3.10.3) contains an inefficient-algorithmic-complexity denial of service in PorterStemmer.stem(). The _is_consonant() helper walks backward over the entire run of trailing 'y' characters on every call, and _measure() invokes it for each stem position, causing O(n^2) behavior. A single ~20-50 KB untrusted token consisting of a long run of the letter 'y' followed by a matching suffix (e.g., 'ness') can pin a CPU core for seconds to minutes, causing availability impact.

References: https://github.com/nltk/nltk/security/advisories/GHSA-ww6m-cw3f-q94g, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81722, https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nltk-porterstemmer-before-3.10.3-quadratic-time-dos