ETK-2026-2549Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.description
H2O is affected by a use-after-free in HTTP/3 connection timer management when request streaming is enabled. A remote peer can trigger connection handling that may crash a worker while streams remain active.
mitigation
Upgrade h2o to commits a336d0d and above or later.
fixed in commits a336d0d and above
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-23 09:04Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
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published 2026-10-24 16:22Z
last change 2026-10-24 23:06Z
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