Findings

CVE-2026-32829

lz4_flex is a pure Rust implementation of LZ4 compression/decompression.

Published Mar 20, 2026 · updated Sep 17, 2026 · pseitz lz4 flex

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 ( , , and others when 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.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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-ba

  2. Sep 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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-ba

Affected

  • cpe pseitz/lz4 flexversion unspecified
  • cpe pseitz/lz4 flex0.12.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32829

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32829

    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 val

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-32829 · ZeroDay Findings