# CVE-2026-59141: Data::RadixTree::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via unvalidated node and arena indices in rdx\_find\_locked

- 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: 0.02
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- Data-RadixTree-Shared: fixed in 0.02

## Description

Data::RadixTree::Shared versions before 0.02 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via unvalidated node and arena indices in rdx_find_locked. The attach-time validator rdx_validate_header checks the header scalars and region layout against the file size, but does not validate the node records it then trusts. rdx_find_locked indexes nodes[cur].children[k] and reads each node's label_off and label_len raw from the mmap'd segment, none bounded against the node count or the arena size. A local peer that can write the backing file can leave the header valid while poisoning the node records, so a lookup dereferences an out-of-bounds node or arena index, reading adjacent memory or crashing the process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Data-RadixTree-Shared, upgrade to a fixed version (0.02) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-RadixTree-Shared-0.02/diff/EGOR/Data-RadixTree-Shared-0.01#radix.h
- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-RadixTree-Shared-0.02/changes

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