Reachable Assertion Affecting libp2p-gossipsub package, versions <0.49.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-LIBP2PGOSSIPSUB-15842850
  • published30 Mar 2026
  • disclosed30 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-34219  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libp2p-gossipsub to version 0.49.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Reachable Assertion via the heartbeat process. An attacker can cause a remote crash by sending a crafted PRUNE control message with a near-maximum backoff value, which leads to unchecked arithmetic overflow during expiry handling.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1