# CVE-2026-50161: libre: Integer overflow in websock\_decode() masked frame length check leads to heap buffer overflow

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.8.1
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- baresip re: fixed in 4.8.1

## Description

libre is a generic library for real-time communications with asynchronous input and output support. Prior to 4.8.1, the websock_decode() function in src/websock/websock.c contains an integer overflow when validating a masked WebSocket frame that uses the 64-bit extended length encoding. The expression 4 + hdr->len can wrap when hdr->len is close to UINT64_MAX, causing the mbuf_get_left() bounds check to pass. The subsequent XOR unmasking loop then writes beyond the heap buffer. Applications using websock_accept() or websock_accept_proto() to implement a WebSocket server are affected, and exploitation can cause attacker-controlled heap corruption or denial of service after the HTTP WebSocket upgrade handshake. This issue is fixed in version 4.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on baresip re, upgrade to a fixed version (4.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/baresip/re/security/advisories/GHSA-hvxv-v2gp-v93h
- https://github.com/baresip/re/pull/1584
- https://github.com/baresip/re/commit/718b92615c7963670d26c1a2b246968b58d782e8
- https://github.com/baresip/re/releases/tag/v4.8.1

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