CVE-2026-64613CWE-59CWE-732

Data::Buffer::Shared versions before 0.05 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_NOFOLLOW

Medium · published July 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Data::Buffer::Shared versions before 0.05 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_NOFOLLOW.

The segment is created in buf_generic.h with open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0666). O_EXCL blocks a pre-seeded file on create, but the mode is 0666, so under the default umask 022 the file is created mode 0644 (world-readable), and O_NOFOLLOW is absent, so a symlink planted at the path is followed when the segment is attached.

A "Shared" segment naturally lives in a shared directory such as /tmp or /dev/shm, where any local user can read the IPC payloads stored in the world-readable segment, and a pre-planted symlink at the path redirects the open to another file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.2 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00176 · 6.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'); CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2026-07-21T19:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 JUL 19:05Z
    Data::Buffer::Shared versions before 0.05 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_NOFOLLOW
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