In the standard library in Rust before 1.29.0, there is weak synchronization in the…
Priority LOW 29CWE-662Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the standard library in Rust before 1.29.0, there is weak synchronization in the Arc::get_mut method. This synchronization issue can be lead to memory safety issues through race conditions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01054 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prm6-42x6-pwfm
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-25008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prm6-42x6-pwfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-25008 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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