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RUSTSEC-2026-0395

Use-after-free with `CParameter::StableInBuffer`

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Known exploited
No
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Weakness
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Not classified
Fix
8.2.0
Upgrade zstd-safe to this version or later

Description

With CParameter::StableInBuffer(true) (experimental feature), the C library keeps a pointer to the input of one streaming call and reads from it in later calls, including flush_stream and end_stream, which take no input. An InBuffer only borrows its slice for one call, so safe code could free it in between, and freed memory was compressed into the frame. The C library behaves this way since zstd 1.5.4, whether bundled or linked from the system.

The flaw was corrected by refusing to enable the parameter.

Affected versions

crates.io

PackageVulnerableFixed in
zstd-safe
>= 4.1.0, < 8.2.0
8.2.0

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

zstd-safe crates.io → 8.2.0

cargo
cargo update -p zstd-safe --precise 8.2.0

References

Timeline

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AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
RUSTSEC-2026-0406
Use-after-free when changing a multithreaded context with an unfinished frame
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RUSTSEC-2026-0405
Out-of-bounds read with an out-of-range `InBuffer::pos`
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RUSTSEC-2026-0404
Double free in `DCtx::try_clone`
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RUSTSEC-2026-0403
Uninitialized memory exposed when streaming decompression of a legacy frame fails
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RUSTSEC-2026-0402
Heap buffer overflow in `CCtx::try_clone` on a multithreaded context
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RUSTSEC-2026-0401
Out-of-bounds read in `train_from_buffer` when sample sizes overflow
Not rated yet Also affects zstd-safe
RUSTSEC-2026-0400
Use-after-free of a dictionary after a one-shot call on a context with an open stream
Not rated yet Also affects zstd-safe
RUSTSEC-2026-0399
Use-after-free through `init_using_cdict` and `init_using_ddict`
Not rated yet Also affects zstd-safe
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