CVE-2026-63384
Published: August 22, 2026Last modified: September 1, 2026
Description
Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent has an incorrect integer conversion in event_tagging.c when evtag_unmarshal_header uses evtag_decode_int to decode an attacker-controlled uint32 payload length and returns it as a signed int. Values above INT_MAX become negative or truncated, and evtag_unmarshal_string can use the converted value in allocation sizing, producing a wrapped large allocation request and denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libevent | Fixed (2.1.13-r0) |
| 25 LTS | libevent | Fixed (2.1.13-r0) | |
| Stream | libevent | Fixed (2.1.13-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | libevent | Fixed (2.1.13-r0) |
| 25 LTS | libevent | Fixed (2.1.13-r0) | |
| Stream | libevent | Fixed (2.1.13-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/109c16499282959d70f56ec3baf4c8b1e6646bda
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/5e3c6ebe342b34c5a9bcf48e9a32ad6708b9c416
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/tag/release-2.1.13-stable
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/tag/release-2.2.2-alpha
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/security/advisories/GHSA-45c6-qx49-89m8