Mozilla thin-vec up to 0.2.15 clear use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Mozilla thin-vec up to 0.2.15. The impacted element is the function IntoIter::drop/ThinVec::clear. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-6654. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla thin-vec up to 0.2.15. This affects the function IntoIter::drop/ThinVec::clear. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double-Free / Use-After-Free (UAF) in the `IntoIter::drop` and `ThinVec::clear` functions in the thin_vec crate. A panic in `ptr::drop_in_place` skips setting the length to zero.

The weakness was shared by Juhyung Son as GHSA-xphw-cqx3-667j. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-6654 since 04/20/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/20/2026).

Upgrading to version 0.2.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-23832). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: thin-vec 0.2.16

Timelineinfo

04/20/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/20/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-xphw-cqx3-667j
Researcher: Juhyung Son
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-6654 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6654
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358299
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2026 13:37
Updated: 04/20/2026 16:24
Changes: 04/20/2026 13:37 (58), 04/20/2026 16:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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