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ngtcp2 is a C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol. In versions prior to 1.22.1, ngtcp2_qlog_parameters_set_transport_params() serializes peer transport parameters into a fixed 1024-byte stack buffer without bounds checking. When qlog is enabled, a remote peer can send sufficiently large transport parameters during the QUIC handshake to cause writes beyond the buffer boundary, resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This affects deployments that enable the qlog callback and process untrusted peer transport parameters. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.1. If developers are unable to immediately upgrade, they can disable the qlog on client.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-09 | Published 2026-04-16 | Updated 2026-04-20 | Assigner GitHub_M




HIGH: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem types

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Product status

< 1.22.1
affected

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/12

github.com/...ngtcp2/security/advisories/GHSA-f523-465f-8c8f exploit

github.com/...ngtcp2/security/advisories/GHSA-f523-465f-8c8f

github.com/...ommit/708a7640c1f48fb8ffb540c4b8ea5b4c1dfb8ee5

cve.org (CVE-2026-40170)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-40170)

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