RUSTSEC-2026-0343 Outgoing datagram buffer accounting can panic the sender in quinn-proto
A double subtraction bug in quinn-proto causes integer underflow and panics, leading to denial of service when sending datagrams.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is RUSTSEC-2026-0343?
RUSTSEC-2026-0343 is a vulnerability in quinn-proto, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The limit on memory used to buffer outgoing datagrams, introduced in 0.11.17, subtracted an
evicted datagram's size from the buffered byte counter twice when Datagrams::send was called
with drop = true (as Connection::send_datagram in the quinn crate does) while the buffer was
full. Under sustained eviction the counter drifts below its true value: debug builds panic with an
integer underflow, while release builds wrap the counter, drain the whole queue, and then panic on
a desynchronization check in a later send call. In quinn, this panic occurs while the
connection lock is held, poisoning it and causing a double panic (and thus an abort) when the
connection is dropped.
This can be triggered without a malicious peer, by an application that sends a burst of datagrams
and then idles. It can also be triggered by a peer that keeps the connection alive with PING frames
while withholding acknowledgements, so that the sender's congestion window stays closed and the
outgoing queue never drains. Applications that use send_datagram_wait are not affected.
Only 0.11.17 is affected; the flaw was corrected in 0.11.18 by removing the redundant subtraction.
Thanks to @alexpyattaev for reporting and @vcarus for fixing this issue.
Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0343?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including quinn-proto.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
quinn-proto crates.io | From 0.11.17 | 0.11.18 |
How do I fix RUSTSEC-2026-0343?
Upgrade quinn-proto to 0.11.18 or later.
Is RUSTSEC-2026-0343 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2026-0343 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ppcp-v39w-8jq2.