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SocketAncillary doesn't ensure the control buffer is aligned at least as much as cmsghdr #139861

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SocketAncillary doesn't ensure the control buffer is aligned at least as much as cmsghdr#139861
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C-bugCategory: This is a bug.O-unixOperating system: Unix-likeT-libsRelevant to the library team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.needs-triageThis issue may need triage. Remove it if it has been sufficiently triaged.requires-nightlyThis issue requires a nightly compiler in some way.
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opened on Apr 15, 2025

SocketAncillary accepts an arbitrary slice as input even if the slice is not correctly aligned to cmsghdr. This is unsound.

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    C-bugCategory: This is a bug.O-unixOperating system: Unix-likeT-libsRelevant to the library team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.needs-triageThis issue may need triage. Remove it if it has been sufficiently triaged.requires-nightlyThis issue requires a nightly compiler in some way.

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