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TI-2021-22731 Aliases GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9

Unexpected panics in num-bigint

Priority LOW 38CWE-131Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

### Impact Two scenarios were reported where `BigInt` and `BigUint` multiplication may unexpectedly panic. - The internal `mac3` function did not expect the possibility of non-empty all-zero inputs, leading to an `unwrap()` panic. - A buffer was allocated with less capacity than needed for an intermediate result, leading to an assertion panic. Rust panics can either cause stack unwinding or program abort, depending on the application configuration. In some settings, an unexpected panic may constitute a denial-of-service vulnerability. ### Patches Both problems were introduced in version 0.4.1, and are fixed in version 0.4.3. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please open an issue in the [num-bigint](https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint) repo. ### Acknowledgements Thanks to Guido Vranken and Arvid Norberg for privately reporting these issues to the author. ### References * [GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9](https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint/security/advisories/GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9) * [num-bigint#228](https://github.com/rust-num/num-bigint/pull/228)

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed num-bigint (crates.io): 0.4.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—num-bigint (crates.io)0.4.1 to before 0.4.30.4.3Patch availableGHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9
  • num-bigint (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.4.1 to before 0.4.3 Fixed in 0.4.3 Patch available GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9 num-bigint (crates.io) Fixed in 0.4.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-v935-pqmr-g8v9

References

Sources

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