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Vulnerability · RUSTSEC-2026-0342

Zero-length DATAGRAM frames bypass the receive buffer limit in quinn-proto

Published Aug 17, 2026 · RustSec Rust · evidence confidence high

quinn-proto bounds its queue of received datagrams by charging each queued frame's payload length against , evicting the oldest datagrams when the limit is exceeded. A DATAGRAM frame with an empty payload was charged zero bytes, so it never triggered eviction and was appended to the queue, which has no other bound. DATAGRAM frames are not subject to flow control. A peer that has completed the handshake can therefore send a stream of empty DATAGRAM frames and grow the receiver's heap without limit until the process is killed. An application that reads incoming datagrams but does so more slowly

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

RUSTSEC-2026-0342 is a unknown public vulnerability record for RustSec Rust. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

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Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: rustsec. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

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Timeline

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  1. Aug 17, 2026 · RustSec Advisory DB

    Detected

    quinn-proto bounds its queue of received datagrams by charging each queued frame's payload length against , evicting the oldest datagrams when the limit is exceeded. A DATAGRAM frame with an empty payload was charged zero bytes, so it never triggered eviction and was appended to the queue, which has no other bound. DATAGRAM frames are not subject to flow control. A peer that has completed the hand

Sources

  • RustSec Advisory DBVendor advisoryRUSTSEC-2026-0342

    quinn-proto bounds its queue of received datagrams by charging each queued frame's payload length against , evicting the oldest datagrams when the limit is exceeded. A DATAGRAM frame with an empty payload was charged zero bytes, so it never triggered eviction and was appended to

    crates.io