GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x: Abomonation Abomonation Transmutes &T To And Vulnerability

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Advisory Summary

GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x is a HIGH abomonation transmutes &t to and vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Abomonation libraries in the crates.io ecosystem. The issue involves abomonation transmutes &t to and from &[u8] without sufficient constraints. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Abomonation
Package Ecosystem crates.io
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Abomonation dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

abomonation fixed: Latest secure release 
Upgrade abomonation to Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for abomonation

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x, inspect your project dependencies for Abomonation:

inspect dependencies for abomonation

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Abomonation in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Abomonation, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

This transmute is at the core of the abomonation crates. It's so easy to use it to violate alignment requirements that no test in the crate's test suite passes under miri. The use of this transmute in serialization/deserialization also incorrectly assumes that the layout of a repr(Rust) type is stable. This transmute can also disclose both the contents of padding bytes which may be an information leak and the contents of pointers, which may be used to defeat ASLR.

GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x Affected Abomonation Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
abomonation
 crates.io
≤ 0.7.3

References

Abomonation Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/TimelyDataflow/abomonation/issues/23
Abomonation Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/TimelyDataflow/abomonation
rustsec.org/advisories/rustsec-... WEB
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0120.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x?
GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x is a security vulnerability in Abomonation involving abomonation transmutes &T to and from &[u8] without sufficient constraints under General Security Weakness.
Which Abomonation versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: abomonation.
What version fixes GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is abomonation affected?
Yes, abomonation is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x?
GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check crates.io dependencies for GHSA-hfxp-p695-629x?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for abomonation'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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