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GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm: rkyv: Panic safety bugs in `InlineVec::clear` and `SerVec::clear` enable arbitrary code execution

May 15, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm
  • github.com/rkyv/rkyv/commit/5828cf5c27b664eb4432c4a93d4769e12e5e42fb
  • rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0122.html

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.8.0 before 0.8.16

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.16

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.16 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-415: Double Free
  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Source file

cargo/rkyv/GHSA-vfvv-c25p-m7mm.yml

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