# CVE-2026-64617: Data::PubSub::Shared versions before 0.07 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O\_EXCL or O\_NOFOLLOW

- Severity: CVSS 3.8 (Low), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.07
- Published: 2026-07-21 · Updated: 2026-07-23

## Affected

- Data-PubSub-Shared: fixed in 0.07

## Description

Data::PubSub::Shared versions before 0.07 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW. The segment is created in pubsub.h with open(path, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666). The mode is 0666, so under the default umask 022 the file is created mode 0644 (world-readable). O_NOFOLLOW is absent, so a symlink planted at the path is followed, and O_EXCL is absent, so the open silently uses a pre-planted file instead of failing. A "Shared" segment naturally lives in a shared directory such as /tmp or /dev/shm, where any local user can read the IPC payloads stored in the world-readable segment, and a pre-planted file or symlink at the path lets a local attacker win a pre-creation race or redirect the open.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Data-PubSub-Shared, upgrade to a fixed version (0.07) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-PubSub-Shared-0.07/diff/EGOR/Data-PubSub-Shared-0.06#pubsub.h
- https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-PubSub-Shared-0.07/changes

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