Vyper: Memory corruption using function calls within tuples / nested calls
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
Vyper versions from 0 before 0.2.6 (PyPI package vyper) can corrupt memory when a function call sits inside a tuple or as an argument of another function call. The compiler uses an incorrect pointer to the top of the stack, which causes the corruption and is tracked as CWE-129.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the GitHub advisory
### Impact When performing a function call inside a tuple or as an argument inside another function call, there is a memory corruption issue that occurs because of an incorrect pointer to the the tip of the stack. Example code: ```python @internal def _foo(a: uint256, b: uint256, c: uint256) -> (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256): return 1, a, b, c, 5 @internal def _foo2() -> uint256: a: uint256[10] = [6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16] return 4 @external def foo() -> (uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256, uint256): return self._foo(2, 3, self._foo2()) ``` Please see #2186 for further information ### Patches This problem was fixed in #2186, and released as a part of [`v0.2.6`](https://github.com/vyperlang/vyper/releases/tag/v0.2.6).
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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| — | vyper (PyPI) | before 0.2.6 | 0.2.6 | Patch available | GHSA-2r3x-4mrv-mcxf |
- vyper (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.6 Fixed in 0.2.6 Patch available GHSA-2r3x-4mrv-mcxf
Remediation
Upgrade vyper to version 0.2.6, which contains the fix from pull request #2186.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · GHSA-2r3x-4mrv-mcxf vyper (PyPI) Fixed in 0.2.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from GHSA-2r3x-4mrv-mcxf
References
Sources
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