Link following in EGOR Data::ReqRep::Shared
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Data::ReqRep::Shared versions before 0.05 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW. The segment is created in reqrep.h with open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0666), for both the request-reply and the integer-variant segments. The mode is 0666, so under the default umask 022 the file is created mode 0644 (world-readable). O_NOFOLLOW is absent, so a symlink planted at the path is followed, and O_EXCL is absent, so the open silently uses a pre-planted file instead of failing. A "Shared" segment naturally lives in a shared directory such as /tmp or /dev/shm, where any local user can read the IPC payloads stored in the world-readable segment, and a pre-planted file or symlink at the path lets a local attacker win a pre-creation race or redirect the open.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Data::ReqRep::Shared (EGOR) Fixed in 0.05
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
EGOR Data::ReqRep::Shared 0.05
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-42306 Out-of-bounds read in EGOR Data::ReqRep::SharedPriority MEDIUM 46
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-65061
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grf7-5crv-x7vq
References
More EGOR vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42314 Out-of-bounds read in EGOR Data::DisjointSet::Shared CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42311 Stack-based buffer overflow in EGOR Data::RingBuffer::Shared CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42312 Out-of-bounds read in EGOR Data::Intern::Shared CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-42309 Out-of-bounds read in EGOR Data::HashMap::Shared CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-42308 Out-of-bounds read in EGOR Data::RadixTree::Shared CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-42307 Out-of-bounds read in EGOR Data::SortedSet::Shared CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-65061 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-65061 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grf7-5crv-x7vq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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