Authenticated CalDAV worker crash via selector double-free
Published Sep 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Double-free in affected Cyrus IMAP releases allows remote authenticated users to crash a CalDAV worker via a crafted PATCH request. The VPATCH BYPARAM loop frees the selector during each matched-property iteration, so multiple matching properties free the same memory twice. A valid calendar account, enabled CalDAV, and a resource with at least two matching properties are required; the observed consequence is termination of one worker.
Summary
What happened
Double-free in affected Cyrus IMAP releases allows remote authenticated users to crash a CalDAV worker via a crafted PATCH request. The VPATCH BYPARAM loop frees the selector during each matched-property iteration, so multiple matching properties free the same memory twice. A valid calendar account, enabled CalDAV, and a resource with at least two matching properties are required; the observed consequence is termination of one worker.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-61915
- Published
- Sep 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Project Cyrus
- Product
- Cyrus IMAP
- Classifications
- CWE-415, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.8.8
- Affected versionversion=3.11.0 <3.12.4
- Affected versionversion=3.9.0 <3.10.4
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