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GHSA-585q-cm62-757j — mnl

Fix: mullvad/mnl-rs#21

GHSA-585q-cm62-757j is a security vulnerability in mnl. A fix is available for mnl — see the affected versions and patch details below.

mnl has segmentation fault and invalid memory read in `mnl::cb_run`

Also known asRUSTSEC-2025-0142
Published
Jan 9, 2026
Updated
Feb 10, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Feb 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🦀mnl

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The function mnl::cb_run is marked as safe but exhibits unsound behavior when processing malformed Netlink message buffers.

Passing a crafted byte slice to mnl::cb_run can trigger memory violations. The function does not sufficiently validate the input buffer structure before processing, leading to out-of-bounds reads.

This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (segmentation fault) or potentially read unmapped memory by providing a malformed Netlink message.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🦀crates.iomnlall versions0.3.1cargo update -p mnl --precise 0.3.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mnl, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update mnl to 0.3.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-585q-cm62-757j is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-585q-cm62-757j can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-585q-cm62-757j. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The function `mnl::cb_run` is marked as safe but exhibits unsound behavior when processing malformed Netlink message buffers. Passing a crafted byte slice to `mnl::cb_run` can trigger memory violations. The function does not sufficiently validate the input buffer structure before processing, leading to out-of-bounds reads. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (segmentation fault) or potentially read unmapped memory by providing a malformed Netlink message.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-585q-cm62-757j in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds GHSA-585q-cm62-757j across crates.io dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

GHSA-585q-cm62-757j: mnl | O3 Security