CVE-2026-61827
Unbounded Input Buffer Memory Exhaustion
Description
We don't enforce any limits for the encoded variable lengths that are used for fields. As the remote peer controls these it's easy for the remote peer to have us buffer data forever and so ultimately OOM.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2026, 6:43 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 20, 2026, 6:43 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
github-security-advisories
Solution
- Implement maximum length checks for encoded variables.
- Validate all data received from remote peers.
- Configure resource limits to prevent excessive memory usage.
- Update software to enforce variable length constraints.
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