RUSTSEC-2020-0169 multi_mut is Unmaintained
The unmaintained multi_mut crate has an unresolved soundness issue causing undefined behavior, requiring developers to migrate away from it.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is RUSTSEC-2020-0169?
RUSTSEC-2020-0169 is a vulnerability in multi_mut, published on 7 Feb 2020.
Official description
Last release was about 6 years ago.
There is an outstanding soundness issue.
The maintainer has not responded for two years to the existing soundness issue.
Rust compiler has enabled errors relating to LLVM noalias rules and may not compile anymore where as the old compiler versions had turned these off.
The maintainer has stated:
> I will take no responsibility of undefined behaviour possibly caused by this crate.
This crate may or may not be suitable for use anymore given the outstanding issues.
Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2020-0169?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including multi_mut.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
multi_mut crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |
How do I fix RUSTSEC-2020-0169?
No fix has been published for RUSTSEC-2020-0169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is RUSTSEC-2020-0169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2020-0169 in the wild and no public exploit code.