Libevent: Heap out-of-bounds write in bufferevent_socket_set_conn_address_ reachable via AF_UNIX accept
CVE-2026-63388 is fixed in 18 products on 1 platform, first by libevent-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2, released August 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
Libevent is an event notification library. Prior to 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha, libevent has a heap out-of-bounds write in bufferevent_sock.c when bufferevent_socket_set_conn_address_ copies a kernel-supplied AF_UNIX peer address into bufferevent_private.conn_address. Release builds compiled with NDEBUG disable the EVUTIL_ASSERT length guard, and the evhttp accept path can pass a 110-byte sockaddr from accept() into the 28-byte field. An unauthenticated local peer able to connect to an AF_UNIX listener can overwrite the adjacent dns_request pointer and heap data, causing memory corruption with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. This issue is fixed in versions 2.1.13 and 2.2.2-alpha.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libevent · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63388 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| libevent · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63388 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| libevent · Debian 14 | 2.1.13-stable-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63388 | 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 · 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~esm2 | libevent-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | libevent-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | libevent-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | libevent-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-core-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-core-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-core-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-core-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-core-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | libevent-core-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-core-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | libevent-core-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-core-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | libevent-core-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 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 · 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 · 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~esm2 | libevent-extra-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-extra-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-extra-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-extra-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | libevent-extra-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | libevent-extra-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-openssl-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-openssl-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-openssl-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-openssl-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-openssl-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | libevent-openssl-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | libevent-openssl-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-pthreads-2.1-6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-pthreads-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 2.1.11-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | libevent-pthreads-2.1-7 2.1.12-stable-1ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-9ubuntu2.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | libevent-pthreads-2.1-7t64 2.1.12-stable-10ubuntu0.2 | Aug 20, 2026 |
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