PT-2026-3079 · Crates.Io · Rkyv

Published

2026-01-05

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Updated

2026-01-05

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The SharedPointer::alloc implementation for sync::Arc<T> and rc::Rc<T> in rkyv/src/impls/alloc/rc/atomic.rs (and rc.rs) does not check if the allocator returns a null pointer on OOM (Out of Memory).
This null pointer can flow through to SharedPointer::from value, which calls Box::from raw(ptr) with the null pointer. This triggers undefined behavior when utilizing safe deserialization APIs (such as rkyv::from bytes or rkyv::deserialize using) if an OOM condition occurs during the allocation of the shared pointer.
The issue is reachable through safe code and violates Rust's safety guarantees.

Related Identifiers

RUSTSEC-2026-0001

Affected Products

Rkyv