GitHub Advisoryadvisory · crates.io

GHSA-434x-w66g-qw3r bytes has integer overflow in BytesMut::reserve

MEDIUM Published 2026-02-03 Modified 2026-02-05 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-25541
Ecosystem
crates.io
Packages
bytes
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Weaknesses
CWE-680
Reviewed
2026-02-03

Affected packages

• crates.io bytes: >= 1.2.1, < 1.11.1 → fixed in 1.11.1

Description

Details In the unique reclaim path of `BytesMut::reserve`, the condition ```rs if v_capacity >= new_cap + offset ``` uses an unchecked addition. When `new_cap + offset` overflows `usize` in release builds, this condition may incorrectly pass, causing `self.cap` to be set to a value that exceeds the actual allocated capacity. Subsequent APIs such as `spare_capacity_mut()` then trust this corrupted `cap` value and may create out-of-bounds slices, leading to UB. This behavior is observable in release builds (integer overflow wraps), whereas debug builds panic due to overflow checks. PoC ```rs use bytes::*; fn main() { let mut a = BytesMut::from(&b"hello world"[..]); let mut b = a.split_off(5); // Ensure b becomes the unique owner of the backing storage drop(a); // Trigger overflow in new_cap + offset inside reserve b.reserve(usize::MAX - 6); // This call relies on the corrupted cap and may cause UB & HBO b.put_u8(b'h'); } ``` Workarounds Users of `BytesMut::reserve` are only affected if integer overflow checks are configured to wrap. When integer overflow is configured to panic, this issue does not apply. This vulnerability is also known as RUSTSEC-2026-0007.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-25541 Bytes is a utility library for working with bytes. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-680 Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow weakness

References