High severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2026· Updated Aug 20, 2026
CVE-2026-63384
CVE-2026-63384
Description
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.
Affected products
1- Range: >=2.1.13, >=2.2.2-alpha
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/109c16499282959d70f56ec3baf4c8b1e6646bdanvd
- github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/5e3c6ebe342b34c5a9bcf48e9a32ad6708b9c416nvd
- github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/tag/release-2.1.13-stablenvd
- github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/tag/release-2.2.2-alphanvd
- github.com/libevent/libevent/security/advisories/GHSA-45c6-qx49-89m8nvd
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