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TI-2026-66755 Aliases GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm

rkyv: Panic safety bugs in `InlineVec::clear` and `SerVec::clear` enable arbitrary code execution

Priority LOW 38CWE-415Published · 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

`InlineVec::clear()` and `SerVec::clear()` in `rkyv` were not panic-safe. Both functions iterate over their elements and call `drop_in_place` on each, updating `self.len` only *after* the loop. If an element's `Drop` implementation panics during the loop, `self.len` is left at its original value. A subsequent invocation of `clear()` on the same container then re-visits the already-freed elements: - `InlineVec::clear()` is called again from `InlineVec`'s own `Drop` implementation when the value is later dropped. - `SerVec::clear()` is called again by `SerVec::with_capacity()` after the user closure returns. ## Technical Impact - **CWE-415 (Double Free):** Heap corruption when element type holds `Box<T>` - **CWE-416 (Use-After-Free):** Memory corruption when element reads from heap during `Drop` Both vulnerabilities are triggerable entirely from safe Rust via `std::panic::catch_unwind` and require no special privileges.

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed rkyv (crates.io): 0.8.16

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—rkyv (crates.io)0.8.0 to before 0.8.160.8.16Patch availableGHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm
  • rkyv (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.8.0 to before 0.8.16 Fixed in 0.8.16 Patch available GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm rkyv (crates.io) Fixed in 0.8.16 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm

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