CVE-2026-63384

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
libeventlibevent>= 2.2.0-alpha, < 2.2.2-alphaaffected
libeventlibevent< 2.1.13affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-190: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

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