An issue was discovered in the linked-hash-map crate before 0.5.3 for Rust.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-824Published · 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the linked-hash-map crate before 0.5.3 for Rust. It creates an uninitialized NonNull pointer, which violates a non-null constraint.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01827 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed linked-hash-map (crates.io): 0.5.3
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 |
| — | linked-hash-map (crates.io) | before 0.5.3 | 0.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-r43h-gmrm-h5c9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- linked-hash-map (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.3 Fixed in 0.5.3 Patch available GHSA-r43h-gmrm-h5c9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:linked-hash-map_project:linked-hash-map:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.5.3 | Vulnerable | Linked-hash-map Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:linked-hash-map_project:linked-hash-map:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·Linked-hash-map Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-r43h-gmrm-h5c9 linked-hash-map (crates.io) Fixed in 0.5.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25573
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r43h-gmrm-h5c9
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-25573 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25573 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r43h-gmrm-h5c9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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