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CVE-2026-65061                                       CPAN Security Group
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         CVE ID:  CVE-2026-65061
   Distribution:  Data-ReqRep-Shared
       Versions:  before 0.05

       MetaCPAN:  https://metacpan.org/dist/Data-ReqRep-Shared
       VCS Repo: https://github.com/vividsnow/perl5-data-reqrep-shared

Data::ReqRep::Shared versions before 0.05 for Perl create a
world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or
O_NOFOLLOW

Description
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Data::ReqRep::Shared versions before 0.05 for Perl create a
world-readable mmap backing file and open it without O_EXCL or
O_NOFOLLOW.

The segment is created in reqrep.h with open(path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT,
0666), for both the request-reply and the integer-variant segments. 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.

Problem types
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- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Workarounds
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For deployments that cannot upgrade to 0.05, set a restrictive umask so
the backing file is not world-readable and place it in a directory only
the owning user can access.

Solutions
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Upgrade to Data::ReqRep::Shared 0.05 or later, which creates the
backing file mode 0600 (owner-only) with O_EXCL and O_NOFOLLOW.

References
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https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-ReqRep-Shared-0.05/diff/EGOR/Data-ReqRep-Shared-0.04#reqrep.h
https://metacpan.org/release/EGOR/Data-ReqRep-Shared-0.05/changes