CVE-2026-63383

Libevent: decode_tag_internal() can lead to out-of-bounds read

CVE-2026-63383 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by libevent-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1, released August 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.6
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0049
42nd percentile

Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent can read beyond a contiguous evbuffer region in event_tagging.c when decode_tag_internal requests at most five bytes from evbuffer_pullup but iterates using the full logical buffer length. A fragmented evbuffer containing a six-byte malformed tag can therefore advance past the pullup window and trigger an out-of-bounds read, which can crash a process that decodes attacker-controlled tagged RPC data. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libevent · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63383 Aug 21, 2026
libevent · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63383 Aug 21, 2026
libevent · Debian 14 2.1.13-stable-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63383 Aug 21, 2026
libevent · RHEL 10 2.1.13-1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:67909 Sep 17, 2026
libevent · RHEL 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 RHSA-2026:67908 Sep 19, 2026
libevent · RHEL 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:67910 Sep 19, 2026
libevent · almalinux 10 2.1.13-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67909 Sep 16, 2026
libevent · almalinux 8 2.1.8-11.el8_10 ALSA-2026:67908 Sep 16, 2026
libevent · almalinux 9 2.1.13-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:67910 Sep 16, 2026
libevent · amzn 2023 2.1.12-3.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-2128 Aug 31, 2026
libevent · ol 10 0:2.1.13-1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-67909 Sep 16, 2026
libevent · ol 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 ELSA-2026-67908 Sep 17, 2026
libevent · ol 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-67910 Sep 16, 2026
libevent · rocky 10 0:2.1.13-1.el10_2 RLSA-2026:67909 Sep 17, 2026
libevent · rocky 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 RLSA-2026:67908 Sep 17, 2026
libevent · rocky 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:67910 Sep 17, 2026
libevent-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 libevent-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 libevent-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 libevent-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 Aug 20, 2026
libevent-core-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-core-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-core-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-core-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-core-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 libevent-core-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-core-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 libevent-core-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-core-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 libevent-core-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 Aug 20, 2026
libevent-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.1.12-3.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-2128 Aug 31, 2026
libevent-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.1.12-3.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-2128 Aug 31, 2026
libevent-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 RHSA-2026:67908 Sep 19, 2026
libevent-devel · RHEL 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:67910 Sep 19, 2026
libevent-devel · almalinux 10 2.1.13-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67909 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-devel · almalinux 8 2.1.8-11.el8_10 ALSA-2026:67908 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-devel · almalinux 9 2.1.13-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:67910 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-devel · amzn 2023 2.1.12-3.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-2128 Aug 31, 2026
libevent-devel · ol 10 0:2.1.13-1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-67909 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-devel · ol 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 ELSA-2026-67908 Sep 17, 2026
libevent-devel · ol 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-67910 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-doc · RHEL 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 RHSA-2026:67908 Sep 19, 2026
libevent-doc · RHEL 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:67910 Sep 19, 2026
libevent-doc · almalinux 10 2.1.13-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:67909 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-doc · almalinux 8 2.1.8-11.el8_10 ALSA-2026:67908 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-doc · almalinux 9 2.1.13-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:67910 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-doc · amzn 2023 2.1.12-3.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-2128 Aug 31, 2026
libevent-doc · ol 10 0:2.1.13-1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-67909 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-doc · ol 8 0:2.1.8-11.el8_10 ELSA-2026-67908 Sep 17, 2026
libevent-doc · ol 9 0:2.1.13-1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-67910 Sep 16, 2026
libevent-extra-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-extra-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-extra-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-extra-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-extra-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 libevent-extra-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 Aug 20, 2026
libevent-openssl-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-openssl-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-openssl-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-openssl-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-openssl-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 libevent-openssl-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 Aug 20, 2026
libevent-pthreads-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-pthreads-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.1 Sep 3, 2026
libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.1 Aug 20, 2026

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