CVE-2026-59146

Data::SpatialHash::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl allow out-of-bounds reads and writes via unvalidated bucket, link and free-list indices in sph_walk_cell and sph_alloc_slot

Published Jul 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Data::SpatialHash::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl allow out-of-bounds reads and writes via unvalidated bucket, link and free-list indices in sph_walk_cell and sph_alloc_slot.

The attach-time validator sph_validate_header checks the header scalars and region layout against the file size, but does not validate the array contents it then trusts. sph_walk_cell reads entries[buckets[b]] and follows each entry's next link raw, and sph_alloc_slot writes through a file-stored free_head index, none bounded against the entry count (max_entries).

A local peer that can write the backing file can leave the header valid while poisoning the bucket chain and free list, so a query reads through an out-of-bounds bucket and next index and an insert writes through an out-of-bounds free-list head, corrupting memory or crashing the process.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to Data::SpatialHash::Shared 0.02 or later, which bounds every entry index against the entry count before dereferencing it.


Vendor Workaround

For deployments that cannot upgrade to 0.02, place the backing file in a directory writable only by the owning user, so a local peer cannot tamper with the bucket chain and free list.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Egor
Egor data::spatialhash::shared
Vendors & Products Egor
Egor data::spatialhash::shared
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Data::SpatialHash::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl allow out-of-bounds reads and writes via unvalidated bucket, link and free-list indices in sph_walk_cell and sph_alloc_slot. The attach-time validator sph_validate_header checks the header scalars and region layout against the file size, but does not validate the array contents it then trusts. sph_walk_cell reads entries[buckets[b]] and follows each entry's next link raw, and sph_alloc_slot writes through a file-stored free_head index, none bounded against the entry count (max_entries). A local peer that can write the backing file can leave the header valid while poisoning the bucket chain and free list, so a query reads through an out-of-bounds bucket and next index and an insert writes through an out-of-bounds free-list head, corrupting memory or crashing the process.
Title Data::SpatialHash::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl allow out-of-bounds reads and writes via unvalidated bucket, link and free-list indices in sph_walk_cell and sph_alloc_slot
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-787
References
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Jul 22, 2026, 7:36 PM
Reserved
Jul 2, 2026, 4:24 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 21, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 7:10 PM