Cross-buffer data disclosure via stale buffer pointers
Published Jul 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 30, 2026
Use-after-free in MessagePack for Ruby before 1.8.2 allows attackers to disclose or corrupt data across buffers in one process. MessagePack::Buffer#clear returns a 4 KiB rmem page to the shared pool but leaves rmem_last, rmem_end, and rmem_owner pointing into it, so a later write reuses memory another buffer can acquire. Exploitation requires direct Buffer API use with a clear-and-reuse lifecycle; plain unpack input cannot reach the flaw, and the bounded impact is same-process data disclosure or overwrite.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in MessagePack for Ruby before 1.8.2 allows attackers to disclose or corrupt data across buffers in one process. MessagePack::Buffer#clear returns a 4 KiB rmem page to the shared pool but leaves rmem_last, rmem_end, and rmem_owner pointing into it, so a later write reuses memory another buffer can acquire. Exploitation requires direct Buffer API use with a clear-and-reuse lifecycle; plain unpack input cannot reach the flaw, and the bounded impact is same-process data disclosure or overwrite.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-54522
- Published
- Jul 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Vendor
- MessagePack-CSharp
- Product
- MessagePack for Ruby
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.8.2
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-4mrv-5p47-p938 proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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