An issue was discovered in the arrayfire crate before 3.6.0 for Rust.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the arrayfire crate before 3.6.0 for Rust. Addition of the repr() attribute to an enum is mishandled, leading to memory corruption.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01691 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed arrayfire (crates.io): 3.6.0arrayfire (PyPI): 3.6.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | arrayfire (crates.io) | before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg |
| — | arrayfire (PyPI) | before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- arrayfire (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg
- arrayfire (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg arrayfire (crates.io) Fixed in 3.6.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg arrayfire (PyPI) Fixed in 3.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2018-20998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69fv-gw6g-8ccg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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