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TI-2026-66169 Aliases GHSA-585q-cm62-757j

mnl has segmentation fault and invalid memory read in `mnl::cb_run`

Priority LOW 38CWE-125Published · Updated

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

The function `mnl::cb_run` is marked as safe but exhibits unsound behavior when processing malformed Netlink message buffers. Passing a crafted byte slice to `mnl::cb_run` can trigger memory violations. The function does not sufficiently validate the input buffer structure before processing, leading to out-of-bounds reads. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (segmentation fault) or potentially read unmapped memory by providing a malformed Netlink message.

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed mnl (crates.io): 0.3.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—mnl (crates.io)before 0.3.10.3.1Patch availableGHSA-585q-cm62-757j
  • mnl (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.1 Fixed in 0.3.1 Patch available GHSA-585q-cm62-757j

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-585q-cm62-757j mnl (crates.io) Fixed in 0.3.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-585q-cm62-757j

References

Sources

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