Improper Synchronization Affecting gfwx package, versions <0.3.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-GFWX-5707103
  • published14 Jun 2023
  • disclosed25 Aug 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Aug 2021

CVE-2020-36211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-662  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gfwx to version 0.3.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Synchronization when ImageChunkMut<'_, T> unconditionally implements Send and Sync, allowing to create data races.

Exploiting this vulnerability might result in memory corruption or undefined behavior when non-thread-safe types are moved and referenced across thread boundaries.

CVSS Scores

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