CPANSA-Data-NDArray-Shared-2026-64616: Data-NDArray-Shared vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial release date | 2026-07-21T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26 |
| Current release date | 2026-07-21T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 3.3 | Severity | Low |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
Data::NDArray::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW.
The segment is created in ndarray.h with open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666). The mode is 0666, so under the default umask 022 the file is created mode 0644 (world-readable). O_NOFOLLOW is absent, so a symlink planted at the path is followed, and O_EXCL is absent, so the open silently uses a pre-planted file instead of failing.
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 file or symlink at the path lets a local attacker win a pre-creation race or redirect the open.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-64616
Vulnerability DescriptionData::NDArray::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW.
The segment is created in ndarray.h with open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666). The mode is 0666, so under the default umask 022 the file is created mode 0644 (world-readable). O_NOFOLLOW is absent, so a symlink planted at the path is followed, and O_EXCL is absent, so the open silently uses a pre-planted file instead of failing.
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 file or symlink at the path lets a local attacker win a pre-creation race or redirect the open.
| Weakness | CWE-59 : Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
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| Data-NDArray-Shared less than 0.02 |
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Fixed
- Data-NDArray-Shared greater than or equal 0.02
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-Data-NDArray-Shared-2026-64616 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2026/cpansa-data-ndarray-shared-2026-64616.json - https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-NDArray-Shared-0.02/changes external
https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-NDArray-Shared-0.02/changes - https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-NDArray-Shared-0.02/diff/EGOR/Data-NDArray-Shared-0.01#ndarray.h external
https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-NDArray-Shared-0.02/diff/EGOR/Data-NDArray-Shared-0.01#ndarray.h - CVE-2026-64616 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64616
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 2026 | First release |
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