CVE-2020-36472 Data races in max7301
The max7301 Rust crate incorrectly implements Sync, potentially allowing unsafe concurrent access to hardware expanders.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-36472?
CVE-2020-36472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2021. 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 max7301 crate before 0.2.0 for Rust. The ImmediateIO and TransactionalIO types implement Sync for all Expander<EI> types that they contain.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36472?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including max7301. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
max7301 crates.io | All versions | 0.2.0 |
max7301 crates.io | All versions | 0.2.0 |
max7301 crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 0.2.0 |
Products include Max7301 Project Max7301.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36472?
Upgrade max7301 to 0.2.0 or later.
Is CVE-2020-36472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmff-f8w9-c9rm, RUSTSEC-2020-0152.