Bug 2520660 (CVE-2026-63382) - CVE-2026-63382 libevent: libevent: Multiple HTTP Parser Bugs Enable Request Smuggling
Summary: CVE-2026-63382 libevent: libevent: Multiple HTTP Parser Bugs Enable Request S...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63382
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2527748
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Reported: 2026-08-20 18:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-22 13:00 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:68390 0 None None None 2026-09-16 21:24:03 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:68772 0 None None None 2026-09-17 20:46:22 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:69286 0 None None None 2026-09-21 11:12:02 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:69411 0 None None None 2026-09-21 13:52:54 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:69920 0 None None None 2026-09-22 08:29:59 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2026:70231 0 None None None 2026-09-22 13:00:30 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:67908 0 None None None 2026-09-16 11:09:55 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:67909 0 None None None 2026-09-16 11:48:40 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:67910 0 None None None 2026-09-16 12:59:39 UTC

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, the libevent evhttp parser in http.c inconsistently handles duplicate Transfer-Encoding headers, comma-separated Transfer-Encoding values, and bare line feeds in chunked framing. evhttp_find_header can select only the first header, evhttp_check_transfer_encoding_ was absent so the previous whole-string comparison fails to recognize valid lists ending in chunked, and evhttp_handle_chunked_read uses EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF rather than EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF_STRICT, accepting bare LF chunk terminators. When libevent is deployed behind a proxy that frames the same request differently, an unauthenticated remote attacker can desynchronize request boundaries and smuggle a second request, potentially bypassing access controls or poisoning caches. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.

Comment 3 Jon Orris 2026-09-16 11:09:54 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:67908 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67908

Comment 4 Jon Orris 2026-09-16 11:48:39 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:67909 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67909

Comment 5 Jon Orris 2026-09-16 12:59:37 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:67910 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67910


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