# 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

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.02
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-22

## Affected

- Data-SpatialHash-Shared: fixed in 0.02

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Data-SpatialHash-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-SpatialHash-Shared-0.02/diff/EGOR/Data-SpatialHash-Shared-0.01#sphash.h
- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-SpatialHash-Shared-0.02/changes

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