CVE-2026-16211 | allegro up to bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e Hostname Allocation assets.py AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname counter race condition (Issue 3950)

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in allegro up to bcf65b994ef29fb3fc2e10b660e6288723d5209e. This impacts the function AssetLastHostname.increment_hostname of the file src/ralph/assets/models/assets.py of the component Hostname Allocation Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument counter can lead to race condition.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-16211. The attack can only be done within the local network. Additionally, an exploit exists.

The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.