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CVE-2026-63383

CVE-2026-63383 · Libevent: decode_tag_internal() can lead to out-of-bounds read

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Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent can read beyond a contiguous evbuffer region in event_tagging.c when decode_tag_internal requests at most five bytes from evbuffer_pullup but iterates using the full logical buffer length. A fragmented evbuffer containing a six-byte malformed tag can therefore advance past the pullup window and trigger an out-of-bounds read, which can crash a process that decodes attacker-controlled tagged RPC data. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.

CVSS 8.7 · High · EPSS 0.5% · Fix available

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • libevent

    Versions
    • >= 2.2.0-alpha, < 2.2.2-alpha: Affected
    • < 2.1.13: Affected

    No fix published

  • libevent Debian:12

    Versions
    • 2.1.12-stable-8
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1

    Update to 2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1

  • libevent Debian:13

    Versions
    • 2.1.12-stable-10
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1

    Update to 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1

  • libevent Debian:14

    Versions
    • 2.1.12-stable-10
    • 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.13-stable-1

    Update to 2.1.13-stable-1

  • libevent Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.0.21-stable-1
    • 2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1
    • 2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.1
    • 2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1

    Update to 2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2+esm1

  • libevent Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.0.21-stable-2
    • 2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

    Update to 2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

  • libevent Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.1.8-stable-4
    • 2.1.8-stable-4build1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Update to 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

  • libevent Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.1.8-stable-4build1
    • 2.1.11-stable-1~exp0
    • 2.1.11-stable-1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Update to 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

  • libevent Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.1.12-stable-1
    • 2.1.12-stable-1build1
    • 2.1.12-stable-1build2
    • 2.1.12-stable-1build3
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1

    Update to 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1

  • libevent Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.1.12-stable-9
    • 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1

    Update to 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1

  • libevent Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 2.1.12-stable-10build1
    • 2.1.12-stable-10build2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1

    Update to 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1

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