An incorrect buffer size calculation vulnerability exists in tinyexpr commit 4a7456e in new_expr(). For arity-0 expression nodes, including constants, variables, and zero-argument functions, the function allocates less memory than sizeof(te_expr) but treats the returned allocation as a complete te_expr object. This results in undefined behavior and can cause deterministic process termination in UBSan-instrumented builds.
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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Title Buffer Size Miscalculation in tinyexpr's Expression Parser Causes Undefined Behavior and Possible Crash
Weaknesses CWE-119

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description An incorrect buffer size calculation vulnerability exists in tinyexpr commit 4a7456e in new_expr(). For arity-0 expression nodes, including constants, variables, and zero-argument functions, the function allocates less memory than sizeof(te_expr) but treats the returned allocation as a complete te_expr object. This results in undefined behavior and can cause deterministic process termination in UBSan-instrumented builds.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2026-09-24T15:27:36.765Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-88355

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-24T16:17:12.833

Modified: 2026-09-24T21:08:55.030

Link: CVE-2026-88355

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Updated: 2026-09-26T05:15:04Z

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