The segment is created in sortedset.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.
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| EGOR | Data::SortedSet::Shared | unaffected |
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade to Data::SortedSet::Shared 0.03 or later, which creates the backing file mode 0600 (owner-only) with O_EXCL and O_NOFOLLOW.
Vendor Workaround
For deployments that cannot upgrade to 0.03, set a restrictive umask so the backing file is not world-readable and place it in a directory only the owning user can access.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Data::SortedSet::Shared versions before 0.03 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW. The segment is created in sortedset.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. | |
| Title | Data::SortedSet::Shared versions before 0.03 for Perl create a world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or O_NOFOLLOW | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-59 CWE-732 |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-21T19:08:01.856Z
Reserved: 2026-07-21T15:29:37.116Z
Link: CVE-2026-65062
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