RUSTSEC-2018-0016 quickersort is deprecated and unmaintained
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Check this codebase for RUSTSEC-2018-0016 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: RUSTSEC-2018-0016 is a vulnerability in quickersort, published on 30 Jun 2018.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2018-0016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- quickersort (crates.io): affected from 0.0.0-0; fixed in 3.0.2-0
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/RUSTSEC-2018-0016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/RUSTSEC-2018-0016/index.md)
The quickersort crate is deprecated and unmaintained, requiring developers to migrate to the standard library's sort_unstable function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
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- Attackable
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- Victim action needed
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- Fix
- Available
What is RUSTSEC-2018-0016?
RUSTSEC-2018-0016 is a vulnerability in quickersort, published on 30 Jun 2018.
Official description
The author of the quickersort crate has deprecated it and does not recommend using it anymore.
Everything in it has been incorporated into std::sort_unstable in the standard library as of Rust 1.20.
Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2018-0016?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including quickersort.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
quickersort crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | 3.0.2-0 |
How do I fix RUSTSEC-2018-0016?
Upgrade quickersort to 3.0.2-0 or later.
Is RUSTSEC-2018-0016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2018-0016 in the wild and no public exploit code.