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CVE-2026-54463: websocket-driver: Memory exhaustion via abuse of protocol length headers

July 15, 2026

The frame format in draft versions of the WebSocket protocol includes a length header that allows an arbitrarily large integer to be encoded as a sequence of bytes with the high bit set. By sending an indefinite sequence of bytes with values 0x80 or above, a server or client can make the other peer parse these bytes into an ever-growing integer. Since Ruby integers are arbitrary precision, this can be used to make a WebSocket connection consume an unbounded amount of memory and lead to the host process running out of memory.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghhp-3qvg-889p
  • github.com/faye/websocket-driver-ruby/releases/tag/0.8.1
  • github.com/faye/websocket-driver-ruby/security/advisories/GHSA-ghhp-3qvg-889p
  • github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/websocket-driver/CVE-2026-54463.yml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54463
  • www.cve.org/CVERecord/SearchResults?query=CVE-2026-54463

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.8.1

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.1 or above.

Impact 5.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

gem/websocket-driver/CVE-2026-54463.yml

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