# [EVENTD_INVALID_LENGTH](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=EVENTD_INVALID_LENGTH)

## SYSLOG Details
- **Message**: Event message length <variable>received-length</variable> exceeds maximum allowed size; discarding
- **Help**: Event discarded because message length exceeds maximum allowed size
- **Description**: The event processing process (eventd) received an event message whose indicated length field exceeds the maximum allowable message size. The message has been discarded to prevent memory exhaustion or integer wraparound in subsequent processing.
- **Type**: Error: An error occurred
- **Severity**: error
- **Cause**: -
- **Action**: -
- **Attributes**: received-length
- **Facility**: LOG_DAEMON

## Found this message in the following releases:
- [Junos OS 26.2R1](https://apps.juniper.net/syslog-explorer/?msg=EVENTD_INVALID_LENGTH&sw=Junos%20OS&rel=26.2R1)