Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Libwebsockets vulnerabilities (USN-8893-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8893-1 advisory. It was discovered that libwebsockets did not properly validate user-supplied data when parsing HTTP/2...

USN-8893-1 libwebsockets vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libwebsockets did not properly validate user-supplied data when parsing HTTP/2 HPACK path headers, which could result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2026-19773 It was discovered that...

USN-8893-1: Libwebsockets vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libwebsockets did not properly validate user-supplied data when parsing HTTP/2 HPACK path headers, which could result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. CVE-2026-19773 It was discovered that...