Description
lz4_flex is a pure Rust implementation of LZ4 compression/decompression. In versions 0.11.5 and below, and 0.12.0, decompressing invalid LZ4 data can leak sensitive information from uninitialized memory or from previous decompression operations. The library fails to properly validate offset values during LZ4 "match copy operations," allowing out-of-bounds reads from the output buffer. The block-based API functions (`decompress_into`, `decompress_into_with_dict`, and others when `safe-decode` is disabled) are affected, while all frame APIs are unaffected. The impact is potential exposure of sensitive data and secrets through crafted or malformed LZ4 input. This issue has been fixed in versions 0.11.6 and 0.12.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PSeitz | lz4_flex | < 0.11.6; >= 0.12.0, < 0.12.1 |
| Red Hat | Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.4 | — |
| Red Hat | Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.5 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | OpenShift Lightspeed | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
References
- https://github.com/PSeitz/lz4_flex/commit/055502ee5d297ecd6bf448ac91c055c7f6df9b6dPatch
- https://github.com/PSeitz/lz4_flex/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp9-7p8x-rfvvMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0041.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11800
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16354
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22862
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32829
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448271
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32829.json
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified