DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63388
Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent has a heap out-of-bounds write in bufferevent_sock.c when bufferevent_socket_set_conn_address_ copies a kernel-supplied AF_UNIX peer address into bufferevent_private.conn_address. Release builds compiled with NDEBUG disable the EVUTIL_ASSERT length guard, and the evhttp accept path can pass a 110-byte sockaddr from accept() into the 28-byte field. An unauthenticated local peer able to connect to an AF_UNIX listener can overwrite the adjacent dns_request pointer and heap data, causing memory corruption with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63388
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63388
libevent
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 2.1.12-stable-8
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- 2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
libevent
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 2.1.12-stable-10
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
libevent
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 2.1.12-stable-10
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- 2.1.13-stable-1
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
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}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
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