Out-of-bounds Read Affecting mnl package, versions *
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- published11 Jan 2026
- disclosed9 Jan 2026
- creditCui Wenhao
Introduced: 9 Jan 2026
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How to fix?
There is no fixed version for mnl.
Overview
mnl is a Safe abstraction for libmnl, a minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via the mnl::cb_run function. An attacker can cause a segmentation fault or read unmapped memory by passing a crafted byte slice that triggers out-of-bounds memory access.