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GHSA-hmj8-5xmh-5573: libp2p: yamux connection DoS via oversized data frame

July 24, 2026

The yamux stream multiplexer in py-libp2p does not validate incoming DATA frame lengths against the receive window before reading the frame body. Any peer that completes a standard libp2p handshake can send a single 12-byte frame claiming a 4 GB body, causing the victim’s yamux read loop to block indefinitely. This affects the default new_host() configuration and requires no special setup on either side.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hmj8-5xmh-5573
  • github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/commit/146ea87d1a20cc7dacf684ecf7c204543be04b37
  • github.com/libp2p/py-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-hmj8-5xmh-5573

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.6.0

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

pypi/libp2p/GHSA-hmj8-5xmh-5573.yml

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