CVE-2019-16880 Double free in linea
A double free vulnerability in the linea crate allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-16880?
CVE-2019-16880 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the linea crate through 0.9.4 for Rust. There is double free in the Matrix::zip_elements method.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16880?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including linea. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
linea crates.io | All versions | 0.9.4 |
linea crates.io | All versions | 0.9.4 |
linea crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.9.5-0 |
Products include Linea Project Linea.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16880?
Upgrade linea to a fixed version for your release line: 0.9.4 or 0.9.5-0.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-16880 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16880 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j52m-489x-v634, RUSTSEC-2019-0021.