# CVE-2026-59140: Data::SortedSet::Shared versions before 0.03 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via unvalidated node indices in the rank and min/max query paths

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.03
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- Data-SortedSet-Shared: fixed in 0.03

## Description

Data::SortedSet::Shared versions before 0.03 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via unvalidated node indices in the rank and min/max query paths. The attach-time validator ss_validate_header bounds only the root index against the node pool (node_capacity). The order-statistics and min/max queries then follow children[], leftmost and rightmost node indices read raw from the mmap'd segment without bounding them against node_capacity. A full structural check (ss_validate_tree) exists but runs only via an explicit validate method, not on attach. A local peer that can write the backing file can leave the header valid while poisoning the tree links, so the next rank, min or max query dereferences an out-of-bounds node index, reading adjacent memory or crashing the process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Data-SortedSet-Shared, upgrade to a fixed version (0.03) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-SortedSet-Shared-0.03/diff/EGOR/Data-SortedSet-Shared-0.02#sortedset.h
- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-SortedSet-Shared-0.03/changes

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