# CVE-2026-122330: Blosc c-blosc2 before 3.5.0 Divide-by-Zero via blosc2\_schunk\_get\_slice\_buffer()

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117538, GHSA-99FX-294R-J6XW
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.5.0
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-122330 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.8 (medium) and affects c-blosc2; fixed in 3.5.0.

## Summary

The Blosc c-blosc2 compression library, before version 3.5.0, can be crashed when a program reads a slice from a specially crafted Blosc2 frame. An attacker with local access and no login needed can trigger a divide-by-zero that terminates the process, but only if a user takes action to open or read the malicious frame.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Blosc c-blosc2: fixed in 3.5.0

## Description

Blosc c-blosc2 before 3.5.0 contains a divide-by-zero vulnerability in blosc2_schunk_get_slice_buffer() in blosc/schunk.c that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying crafted frames with unchecked zero chunksize or blocksize values. Attackers can provide a malicious Blosc2 frame opened via blosc2_schunk_open() or blosc2_schunk_from_buffer() and read as a slice, raising SIGFPE and terminating the process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Blosc c-blosc2, upgrade to a fixed version (3.5.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-122330 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. CISA's SSVC assessment notes a proof of concept exists. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122330

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-122330?

c-blosc2: before 3.5.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122330

### How do I fix CVE-2026-122330?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 3.5.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-122330

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Blosc/c-blosc2/issues/834
- https://github.com/Blosc/c-blosc2/commit/4fff1787408d94b895c6f9cb50f7925ad5919052
- https://github.com/Blosc/c-blosc2/blob/v3.4.1/blosc/schunk.c#L1662-L1700
- https://github.com/Blosc/c-blosc2/blob/v3.4.1/blosc/frame.c#L1214-L1227
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/c-blosc2-schunk-slice-divide-by-zero
- https://github.com/Blosc/c-blosc2
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/blosc-c-blosc2-before-3.5.0-divide-by-zero-via-blosc2-schunk-get-slice-buffer
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/cve-2026-122330-c-blosc2-schunk-slice-divide-by-zero

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