CVE-2026-115567
Tokio: Race condition in `tokio::time::Interval`
Tokio is a runtime for writing applications with Rust. In 1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the multi-threaded runtime's time driver could drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that was firing it. The race caused a use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, which could produce assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption. This issue is fixed in 1.54.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Tokio: Race condition in `tokio::time::Interval`
Tokio is a runtime for writing applications with Rust. In 1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the multi-threaded runtime's time driver could drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that was firing it. The race caused a use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, which could produce assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption. This issue is fixed in 1.54.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-115567- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-109110
Tokio is a runtime for writing applications with Rust. In 1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the multi-threaded runtime's time driver could drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that was firing it. The race caused a use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, which could produce assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption. This issue is fixed in 1.54.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-109110- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wjr-9356-4wc8
Tokio: Race condition in `tokio::time::Interval`
Summary
On the multi-threaded runtime, there is a race condition between Interval::poll_tick and the runtime's time driver.
This affects Interval only. Sleep and Timeout are not affected.
Details
In Tokio v1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the runtime time driver can drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that is firing it. This causes a data race and use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, leading to assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption.
This bug was introduced by https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/8458, and it was fixed by https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/8692.
Impact
This may lead to crashes and use-after-frees in applications using Interval on a multi-threaded runtime.
Since this issue is known to lead to crashes in production systems, the v1.54.0 release of Tokio has been yanked.
Credits
Thank you to creepycode and carabistouille for reporting this privately using the procedure outlined in our security policy. They both reported the issue independently of each other.
- Record
GHSA-5wjr-9356-4wc8- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Tokio is a runtime for writing applications with Rust. In 1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the multi-threaded runtime's time driver could drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that was firing it. The race caused a use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, which could produce assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption. This issue is fixed in 1.54.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-115567- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Tokio: Race condition in `tokio::time::Interval`
Tokio is a runtime for writing applications with Rust. In 1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the multi-threaded runtime's time driver could drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that was firing it. The race caused a use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, which could produce assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption. This issue is fixed in 1.54.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-115567- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5wjr-9356-4wc8
Tokio: Race condition in `tokio::time::Interval`
Summary
On the multi-threaded runtime, there is a race condition between Interval::poll_tick and the runtime's time driver.
This affects Interval only. Sleep and Timeout are not affected.
Details
In Tokio v1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the runtime time driver can drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that is firing it. This causes a data race and use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, leading to assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption.
This bug was introduced by https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/8458, and it was fixed by https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/8692.
Impact
This may lead to crashes and use-after-frees in applications using Interval on a multi-threaded runtime.
Since this issue is known to lead to crashes in production systems, the v1.54.0 release of Tokio has been yanked.
Credits
Thank you to creepycode and carabistouille for reporting this privately using the procedure outlined in our security policy. They both reported the issue independently of each other.
- Record
GHSA-5wjr-9356-4wc8- CVSS 4.0
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRUSTSEC-2026-0384 No score
Race condition in `tokio::time::Interval` on Tokio v1.54.0
Summary
On the multi-threaded runtime, there is a race condition between Interval::poll_tick and the runtime's time driver.
This affects Interval only. Sleep and Timeout are not affected.
Details
In Tokio v1.54.0, a race condition between tokio::time::Interval::poll_tick (including .tick().await) and the runtime time driver can drop an internal timer entry without synchronizing with the driver thread that is firing it. This causes a data race and use-after-free on the timer's waker and task state in safe Rust, leading to assertion panics, task reference-count corruption, or heap memory corruption.
This bug was introduced by https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/8458, and it was fixed by https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/pull/8692.
Impact
This may lead to crashes and use-after-frees in applications using Interval on a multi-threaded runtime.
Since this issue is known to lead to crashes in production systems, the v1.54.0 release of Tokio has been yanked.
Credits
Thank you to creepycode and carabistouille for reporting this privately using the procedure outlined in our security policy. They both reported the issue independently of each other.
- Record
RUSTSEC-2026-0384- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-115567 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Tokio-rs Tokio, published October 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in tokio 1.54.1.
References
github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/security/advisories/GHSA-5wjr-9356-4wc8