MediumVulnerabilityGHSA-2wrx-84qj-4pcgupdated 30 Oct 2026, 22:56 UTC
anacrolix torrent has unbounded recursion in the bencode decoder that causes stack-overflow crash and CPU-exhaustion DoS
Fix available · out Official source
| Severity | MediumCVSS 6.5 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | UnclearNo reports either way yet |
| Fix available? | Yesgithub.com/anacrolix/torrent 1.61.1-0.20260911233437-76452a2c8a2f · since 30 Oct 2026 |
| How sure is this? | Official sourceBacked by an official source |
Are you affected?
| Package / product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/anacrolix/torrent · go | < 1.61.1-0.20260911233437-76452a2c8a2f | 1.61.1-0.20260911233437-76452a2c8a2f |
Timeline
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTCReported by GitHub Advisory · GitHub Advisory
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:56 UTCPicked up by Zero Radar
Sources 1 report, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- anacrolix torrent has unbounded recursion in the bencode decoder that causes stack-overflow crash and CPU-exhaustion DoSGitHub Advisory · 30 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- GHSA-2wrx-84qj-4pcg
- CVSS
- 6.5 / 10
- Disclosed
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:55 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:56 UTC (1 min after disclosure)
- Last change
- 30 Oct 2026, 22:56 UTC
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