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Medium · 6.3 CVE-2026-48515 EUVD-2026-38381GHSA-cxmj-83gh-fp49

MessagePack-CSharp: Multi-dimensional array formatters allocate from unchecked dimensions

Published Jun 22, 2026 · Updated Jun 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

MessagePack for C# is a MessagePack serializer for C#. Prior to 2.5.301 and 3.1.7, MessagePack-CSharp's multi-dimensional array formatters read dimension lengths directly from the payload and allocate T[,], T[,,], or T[,,,] before validating that the dimension product matches the encoded element count. The formatter reads a guarded element array header, but allocation of the target multi-dimensional array happens before the dimensions are checked against that element count. A small payload can therefore declare large dimensions, provide an empty or tiny inner array, and cause a large heap allocation before element data is validated. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.301 and 3.1.7.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MessagePack-CSharp MessagePack-CSharp >= 3.0, < 3.1.7, < 2.5.301 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 python-msgpack No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
NuGet MessagePack < 2.5.301 2.5.301 GHSA-cxmj-83gh-fp49
NuGet MessagePack >= 3.0, < 3.1.7 3.1.7 GHSA-cxmj-83gh-fp49

References