Bug 2550591 (CVE-2026-95114)

Summary: CVE-2026-95114 libwebsockets: libwebsockets: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in LEJP parser
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: ansmith, eglynn, jbritton, jjoyce, jpretori, jschluet, lhh, mburns, mgarciac, pjindal
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A flaw was found in libwebsockets. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Lightweight Embedded JSON Parser (LEJP) allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By submitting specially crafted JSON data, an attacker can trigger an invalid memory read that causes the application to crash.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-13 14:47:11 UTC
libwebsockets contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the LEJP incremental parser in lib/misc/lejp.c. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service