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libwebsockets vulnerabilities

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

It was discovered that Libwebsockets incorrectly handled certain SSH protocol messages in its SSH protocol handler. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libwebsockets to consume excessive resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-10650) It was discovered that Libwebsockets incorrectly handled certain malformed CBOR data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libwebsockets to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-78161)

Announced 25 Sept 2026Group revision 1

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USN-8822-1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:USN-8822-1

libwebsockets

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Affected versions: 2.0.3-3build1
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3.2.1-3
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3.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
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Fixed versions: 3.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libwebsockets

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Affected versions: 4.0.20-2
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4.0.20-2ubuntu1
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4.0.20-2ubuntu1.1
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Fixed versions: 4.0.20-2ubuntu1.1+esm1
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libwebsockets

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Affected versions: 4.3.2-4
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4.3.3-1
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4.3.3-1.1build1
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4.3.3-1.1build2
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4.3.3-1.1build3
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4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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Fixed versions: 4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libwebsockets

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Affected versions: 4.3.5-1
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4.3.5-3
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4.3.5-3ubuntu1
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Fixed versions: 4.3.5-3ubuntu1.1
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Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Publisher severity

No explicit severity was provided.

Event: #22402 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:01:02 GMT
Publisher date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:39:11 GMT

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25 Oct 2026USN-8822-1 · Revision 1Source updated