An issue was discovered in PartialReader in the uu_od crate before 0.0.4 for Rust.
Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
An issue was discovered in PartialReader in the uu_od crate before 0.0.4 for Rust. Attackers can read the contents of uninitialized memory locations via a user-provided Read operation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00932 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed uu_od (crates.io): 0.0.4
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 |
| — | uu_od (crates.io) | before 0.0.4 | 0.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-w9vv-q986-vj7x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- uu_od (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.4 Fixed in 0.0.4 Patch available GHSA-w9vv-q986-vj7x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:uu_od_project:uu_od:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 0.0.4 | Vulnerable | Uu Od Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:uu_od_project:uu_od:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Uu Od Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-w9vv-q986-vj7x uu_od (crates.io) Fixed in 0.0.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29934
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9vv-q986-vj7x
References
Other 8
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/issues/1729
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/1730
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/1738
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/1739
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/39d62c6c1f809022c903180471c10fde6ecd12d1
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/5935876f38498b0c1f657d031171eb17028def6f
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/commit/7341a1a033aa5980ac59bc9d4df978b396de4fad
- https://github.com/uutils/coreutils
Sources
- CVE-2021-29934 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29934 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9vv-q986-vj7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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