vec-const attempts to construct a Vec from a pointer to a const slice
Priority LOW 38Published · 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
Affected versions of this crate claimed to construct a const `Vec` with nonzero length and capacity, but that cannot be done because such a `Vec` requires a pointer from an allocator. The implementation was later changed to just construct a `std::borrow::Cow`.
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed vec-const (crates.io): 2.0.0
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 |
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| — | vec-const (crates.io) | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-jmwx-r3gq-qq3p |
- vec-const (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-jmwx-r3gq-qq3p
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jmwx-r3gq-qq3p vec-const (crates.io) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-jmwx-r3gq-qq3p
References
Sources
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