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Out-of-bounds write in Zephyr HTTP/2 server static-filesystem handler via corrupted receive-buffer length

9.1CriticalCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 4.3.2, 4.5.0
Who is exposed
Not reported

Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.3.2, 4.5.0.

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Last checked
26/100 · provisional
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Summary

Zephyr's HTTP server is affected when it serves static files over HTTP/2. A remote attacker who has no login can send a crafted GET request for a file under the web root and corrupt memory in the server, which could lead to high integrity and availability impact.

Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.

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The HTTP/2 front-end of the Zephyr HTTP server aliased connection receive state as a scratch output. In subsys/net/lib/http/http_server_http2.c, handle_http2_static_fs_resource() passed &client->data_len as the file_size out-parameter of http_server_find_file(). client->data_len is the count of unprocessed bytes remaining in the fixed-size per-connection receive buffer client->buffer[CONFIG_HTTP_SERVER_CLIENT_BUFFER_SIZE] (256 bytes by default), an invariant every frame handler and the socket receive path rely on. Serving any static file therefore replaced that bounded value with the file's on-disk size, and nothing resets it afterwards.

The defect is reached by an unauthenticated HTTP/2 GET for any file under the web root, in applications that register a static-filesystem resource (HTTP_RESOURCE_TYPE_STATIC_FS) with CONFIG_FILE_SYSTEM=y; CONFIG_HTTP_SERVER_VERSION_2 is enabled by default and no TLS or credentials are required on this path. Once client->data_len exceeds the buffer size, the frame dispatch loop in subsys/net/lib/http/http_server_core.c keeps parsing past the end of the received data, and the peer controls the bytes at client->cursor, so it can choose which fabricated frame the state machine consumes next by appending bytes after its request.

The inflated length defeats the only guards on the buffer. parse_http_frame_header() and the per-frame handlers read and skip up to a 24-bit frame length beyond the buffer (out-of-bounds read); the compaction memmove(client->buffer, client->cursor, client->data_len) at the end of request handling copies the file-size number of bytes into the 256-byte buffer, overflowing the rest of struct http_client_ctx — including the current_detail/current_stream pointers, the parser_settings function-pointer table and the inactivity_timer work handler — and the adjacent client contexts in static memory; and the subsequent zsock_recv(client->fd, client->buffer + client->data_len, sizeof(client->buffer) - client->data_len, 0) underflows its size argument, writing attacker-supplied data of attacker-chosen length out of bounds.

The impact is remote memory corruption in the server's single address space: at minimum a crash or hang of the device, and plausibly control-data overwrite leading to code execution. The HTTP/1 and HTTP/3 static-filesystem handlers already used a local variable and are unaffected; the fix makes the HTTP/2 handler use a local size_t file_size as well.

cve.now Index

26Pcve.now Index 26 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure17/25No login or user action needed per the CVSS vector, reachable over the network without a login · Unknown: No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity9.1/10CVSS 9.1
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 71 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 66 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 31 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

What to do

  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.3.2, 4.5.0.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-82391 (entry last updated 2026-11-10):
Affected:
- zephyrproject zephyr: from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.3.2; from 4.4.0, fixed in 4.5.0
Fixed versions: 4.3.2, 4.5.0.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
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- https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/commit/4e0a5f38b14dba5891fb558c49a526f9f6a3cc29
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Timeline

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Affected versions

  • zephyr

    From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.3.2; From 4.4.0 · fixed in 4.5.0

Evidence 4

Vendor advisory · 1

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

  1. Advisory

CVE record · 2

Establishes: The identifier and description.

  1. Record
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Other links · 1

  1. Patch

Corrections

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Questions about CVE-2026-82391

Is CVE-2026-82391 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. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82391?

zephyr: from 4.0.0 before 4.3.2; from 4.4.0 before 4.5.0.Source: cve.now feed data

How do I fix CVE-2026-82391?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 4.3.2, 4.5.0.Source: cve.now feed data