RUSTSEC-2026-0143 Double-free in `vmem` storage reachable from safe Rust
A double-free vulnerability in the vmem feature allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute code via memory corruption when using safe Rust constructors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is RUSTSEC-2026-0143?
RUSTSEC-2026-0143 is an use after free vulnerability in oneringbuf, published on 14 May 2026.
Official description
When the vmem feature is enabled, VmemStorage<T>::new(Box<[UnsafeSyncCell<T>]>) (and every public constructor that funnels through it — ConcurrentHeapRB::default(cap), ConcurrentHeapRB::from(Vec<T>), From<Box<[T]>>, etc.) bit-copies the input buffer into a freshly mmap'd region with ptr::copy_nonoverlapping, then lets the source Box<[UnsafeSyncCell<T>]> drop normally.
Because UnsafeSyncCell<T> has a Drop impl that runs assume_init_drop on its inner MaybeUninit<T>, the source-side T values are dropped at the end of new, while bitwise duplicates (carrying the same heap pointers for String, Box, Vec, Arc, …) remain inside the mmap region. When the ring buffer is later destructed, the destructor's drop_in_place over the slice runs UnsafeSyncCell::drop a second time on every cell — a deterministic double-free of every heap-owning element. Reachable from 100% safe Rust.
Trigger
let v: Vec<Vec<u32>> = (0..1024).map(|i| vec![i, i+1, i+2]).collect();
let rb: oneringbuf::SharedVmemRB<Vec<u32>> = oneringbuf::SharedVmemRB::from(v);
drop(rb);
// glibc: free(): double free detected in tcache 2 -> abort
// ASan: AddressSanitizer: attempting double-free
Any T with a non-trivial Drop reproduces deterministically.
Fix
Fixed in 0.7.1 via upstream PR skilvingr/rust-oneringbuf#3, which deallocates the source Box<[UnsafeSyncCell<T>]> without running per-element Drop after the bytes have been copied into the mmap region. Vulnerable versions (< 0.7.1) have been yanked from crates.io.
Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0143?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including oneringbuf.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
oneringbuf crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.7.1 |
How do I fix RUSTSEC-2026-0143?
Upgrade oneringbuf to 0.7.1 or later.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is RUSTSEC-2026-0143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2026-0143 in the wild and no public exploit code.