CVE-2026-32829
HIGHlz4_flex: Decompression can leak information from uninitialized memory or reused output buffer
Title source: cnaDescription
lz4_flex is a pure Rust implementation of LZ4 compression/decompression. In versions 0.11.5 and below, and 0.12.0, decompressing invalid LZ4 data can leak sensitive information from uninitialized memory or from previous decompression operations. The library fails to properly validate offset values during LZ4 "match copy operations," allowing out-of-bounds reads from the output buffer. The block-based API functions (`decompress_into`, `decompress_into_with_dict`, and others when `safe-decode` is disabled) are affected, while all frame APIs are unaffected. The impact is potential exposure of sensitive data and secrets through crafted or malformed LZ4 input. This issue has been fixed in versions 0.11.6 and 0.12.1.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/PSeitz/lz4_flex/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp9-7p8x-rfvv
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/PSeitz/lz4_flex/commit/055502ee5d297ecd6bf448ac91c055c7f6df9b6d
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0041.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
35.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-201
CWE-823
Status
published
Products (5)
crates.io/lz4_flex
0 - 0.11.6crates.io
pseitz/lz4_flex
0.12.0
pseitz/lz4_flex
< 0.11.6
PSeitz/lz4_flex
< 0.11.6
PSeitz/lz4_flex
>= 0.12.0, < 0.12.1
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 20, 2026