Use After Free Affecting rust-doc package, versions <0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.69% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-RUSTDOC-2118820
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 28 Mar 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 rust-doc to version 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+11282+0729bac9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rust-doc package and not the rust-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, a double free can occur in the Vec::from_iter function if freeing the element panics.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

9.8 critical