CVE-2026-92391

Publication date 14 October 2026

Last updated 14 October 2026

Description

A deeply nested multipart MIME structure constructed via the public API causes a stack overflow in libcurl during normal cleanup operations. An excessive recursion depth within `curl_mime_free` leads to unbounded stack frame allocation during structure traversal, ultimately crashing the host process.

Why is this CVE low priority?

Upstream defined this as low severity

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
curl	26.04 LTS resolute	Fixed 8.18.0-1ubuntu2.8
	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable
	20.04 LTS focal	Vulnerable
	18.04 LTS bionic	Vulnerable
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
curl	Upstream: d754680

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8927-1
curl vulnerabilities
14 October 2026

USN-8932-1
curl vulnerabilities
14 October 2026