CVE-2026-44453
h2o is vulnerable to musl libc stack overflow
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
h2o is vulnerable to musl libc stack overflow
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
- Record
CVE-2026-44453- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-789, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-45074
7.5
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
- Record
EUVD-2026-45074- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
- Record
CVE-2026-44453- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770, CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
h2o is vulnerable to musl libc stack overflow
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
- Record
CVE-2026-44453- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770, CWE-789
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-44453
7.5
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44453- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44453
7.5
h2o is an HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Prior to commit 6b5370d, h2o is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when calling alloca under certain conditions. When serving static files, h2o builds the file path on stack, by calling alloca. The maximum size of the memory allocated using alloca can be as huge as ~600KB, which exceeds the default pthread stack size used by musl libc (128KB). If the amount of memory allocated by alloca exceeds the stack size, the h2o server crashes with a segmentation fault, while it tries to touch the guard page. This issue has been fixed by commit 6b5370d.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44453- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
h2oDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-102.2.5+dfsg2-112.2.5+dfsg2-72.2.5+dfsg2-82.2.5+dfsg2-8.12.2.5+dfsg2-8.1~exp12.2.5+dfsg2-9 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.3+dfsg-22.2.4+dfsg-12.2.4+dfsg-1build12.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-32.2.5+dfsg2-3build12.2.5+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-62.2.5+dfsg2-6.12.2.5+dfsg2-6.1ubuntu12.2.5+dfsg2-6.1ubuntu22.2.5+dfsg2-6.1ubuntu2+esm1 |
None known |
h2oUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5+dfsg2-72.2.5+dfsg2-82.2.5+dfsg2-8.1ubuntu12.2.5+dfsg2-8.1ubuntu22.2.5+dfsg2-8.1ubuntu3 |
None known |
dnsdistUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.0-11.8.2-11.8.2-21.8.2-31.8.3-1 Show 4 moreShow less1.8.3-21.8.3-2build11.8.3-2build21.8.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-44453 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in H2o, published July 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/h2o/h2o/security/advisories/GHSA-rf9v-m59p-mq84
github.com/h2o/h2o/commit/6b5370d9d09fcf83aa7620ddf77de1954a192181
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44453.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44453
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44453
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44453
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44453