Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting rust-std-static package, versions <0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+20287+5ada6442


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-RUSTSTDSTATIC-2585490
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Apr 2021

Introduced: 14 Apr 2021

CVE-2020-36323  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-134  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 rust-std-static to version 0:1.52.1-1.module+el8.4.0+20287+5ada6442 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3063.

NVD Description

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

In the standard library in Rust before 1.52.0, there is an optimization for joining strings that can cause uninitialized bytes to be exposed (or the program to crash) if the borrowed string changes after its length is checked.

CVSS Scores

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