Bug 2520658 (CVE-2026-63384) - CVE-2026-63384 libevent: Libevent: Denial of Service via integer conversion error in `evtag_unmarshal_header`
Summary: CVE-2026-63384 libevent: Libevent: Denial of Service via integer conversion e...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63384
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-20 18:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-28 03:02 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-20 18:05:06 UTC
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.


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