Use after free in Neon external buffers
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Neon provides functionality for creating JavaScript `ArrayBuffer` (and the `Buffer` subtype) instances backed by bytes allocated outside of V8/Node. The [`JsArrayBuffer::external`](https://docs.rs/neon/0.10.0/neon/types/struct.JsArrayBuffer.html#method.external) and [`JsBuffer::external`](https://docs.rs/neon/0.10.0/neon/types/struct.JsBuffer.html#method.external) did not require `T: 'static` prior to Neon `0.10.1`. This allowed creating an externally backed buffer from types that may be freed while they are still referenced by a JavaScript `ArrayBuffer`. The following example demonstrates use after free. It compiles on versions `<0.10.1` and fails to compile afterward. ```rust pub fn soundness_hole(mut cx: FunctionContext) -> JsResult<JsArrayBuffer> { let mut data = vec![0u8, 1, 2, 3]; // Creating an external from `&mut [u8]` instead of `Vec<u8>` since there is a blanket impl // of `AsMut<T> for &mut T` let buf = JsArrayBuffer::external(&mut cx, data.as_mut_slice()); // `buf` is still holding a reference to `data`! drop(data); Ok(buf) } ```
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| — | neon (crates.io) | 0.8.0 to before 0.10.1 | 0.10.1 | Patch available | GHSA-8mj7-wxmc-f424 |
- neon (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.8.0 to before 0.10.1 Fixed in 0.10.1 Patch available GHSA-8mj7-wxmc-f424
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8mj7-wxmc-f424 neon (crates.io) Fixed in 0.10.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-8mj7-wxmc-f424
References
Sources
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