Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting cargo package, versions <0:1.56.1-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-CARGO-2950787
  • published15 Jul 2022
  • disclosed11 Apr 2021

Introduced: 11 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-28879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 cargo to version 0:1.56.1-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1816.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cargo package and not the cargo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, the Zip implementation can report an incorrect size due to an integer overflow. This bug can lead to a buffer overflow when a consumed Zip iterator is used again.

CVSS Base Scores

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