Out-of-bounds Read in Egor Data::hashmap::shared

CVE-2026-59142

Data::HashMap::Shared versions before 0.14 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via an unvalidated arena offset and length in shm_str_copy. The attach-time validator shm_validate_header checks the header scalars and region layout against the file size, but does not validate the array contents it then trusts. shm_str_copy does memcpy(dst, arena + off, len) with off and len read raw from the mmap'd segment and unbounded, on the each, keys, values, pop, shift, take, swap, drain and cursor paths. The get path bounds off and len separately and is not affected. A local peer that can write the backing file can leave the header valid while poisoning a record's offset and length, so iterating or draining the map copies a file-controlled offset and length out of the arena, reading adjacent memory or crashing the process.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-59142?
CVE-2026-59142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Egor Data::hashmap::shared, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-59142?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.