An issue was discovered in the blake2 crate before 0.8.1 for Rust.
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-327Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the blake2 crate before 0.8.1 for Rust. The BLAKE2b and BLAKE2s algorithms, when used with HMAC, produce incorrect results because the block sizes are half of the required sizes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00933 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed blake2 (crates.io): 0.8.1
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 |
| — | blake2 (crates.io) | before 0.8.1 | 0.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-4x25-pvhw-5224 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- blake2 (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.8.1 Fixed in 0.8.1 Patch available GHSA-4x25-pvhw-5224
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-4x25-pvhw-5224 blake2 (crates.io) Fixed in 0.8.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16143
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x25-pvhw-5224
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-16143 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16143 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x25-pvhw-5224 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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