# RUSTSEC-2026-0392: Uninitialized memory exposed by \`write::Decoder\` on a corrupt legacy frame

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.0
- Published: 2026-10-16 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The Rust `zstd` crate, specifically its `zstd::stream::write::Decoder` component, is affected in versions from 0.4.22 through 0.7.x. When a corrupt legacy-format frame fails to decompress, the decoder can pass stale uninitialized heap memory, up to 32 KiB by default, to the wrapped writer, potentially exposing sensitive data depending on where the output is sent.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- zstd (crates.io): from 0.4.22, fixed in 0.8.0

## Description

From 0.4.22 to 0.7.x, the writer behind `zstd::stream::write::Decoder` set its output buffer's length to its full capacity before each decompression call, then to the position the call reported, and only checked for an error afterwards. When decompression fails inside a legacy (zstd v0.4 to v0.7) frame, the bundled zstd library reports the output as fully written although nothing was written, so stale heap memory, up to the buffer size (32 KiB by default), was passed to the wrapped writer. Legacy support is enabled by default, and a few bytes of corrupt legacy frame are enough. Whether this reaches an attacker depends on where the application sends the decompressed output. From 0.8.0, the writer uses zstd-safe's buffers, and the same flaw there is covered by the zstd-safe advisory for it, fixed in zstd-safe 8.2.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on zstd, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://crates.io/crates/zstd
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0392.html
- https://github.com/gyscos/zstd-rs/commit/006e1d1ad1eeaf6b5d4c28329e70217adabcec43
- https://github.com/gyscos/zstd-rs/pull/384

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