rust-openssl/rust-openssl · Security
rust-openssl has incorrect bounds assertion in aes key wrap
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-8c75-8mhr-p7r9
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-41678
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS v4
- 7.2 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Description
Summary
aes::unwrap_key() has an incorrect bounds assertion on the out buffer size, which can lead to out-of-bounds write.
Details
aes::unwrap_key() contains an incorrect assertion: it checks that out.len() + 8 <= in_.len(), but this condition is reversed. The intended invariant is out.len() >= in_.len() - 8, ensuring the output buffer is large enough.
Because of the inverted check, the function only accepts buffers at or below the minimum required size and rejects larger ones. If a smaller buffer is provided the function will write past the end of out by in_.len() - 8 - out.len() bytes, causing an out-of-bounds write from a safe public function.
Impact
Vulnerable applications using AES keywrap and allowing attacker controlled buffer sizes could have an attacker trigger an out-of-bounds write.
CWEs
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
References
- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/security/advisories/GHSA-8c75-8mhr-p7r9 ↗
- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/pull/2604 ↗
- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/commit/718d07ff8ff7be417d5b7a6a0047f1607520b3b6 ↗
- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/releases/tag/openssl-v0.10.78 ↗
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41678 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8c75-8mhr-p7r9 ↗