Miscompilation in cortex-m-rt 0.7.1 and 0.7.2
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
Version 0.7.1 of the `cortex-m-rt` crate introduced a regression causing the stack to NOT be eight-byte aligned prior to calling `main` (or any other specified entrypoint), violating the [stack ABI of AAPCS32], the default ABI used by all Cortex-M targets. This regression is also present in version 0.7.2 of the `cortex-m-rt` crate. This regression can cause certain compiler optimizations (which assume the eight-byte alignment) to produce incorrect behavior at runtime. This incorrect behavior has been [observed in real-world applications]. **It is advised that ALL users of `v0.7.1` and `v0.7.2` of the `cortex-m-rt` crate update to the latest version (`v0.7.3`), AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.** Users of `v0.7.0` and prior versions of `cortex-m-rt` are not affected by this regression. It will be necessary to rebuild all affected firmware binaries, and flash or deploy the new firmware binaries to affected devices. [stack ABI of AAPCS32]: https://github.com/ARM-software/abi-aa/blob/edd7460d87493fff124b8b5713acf71ffc06ee91/aapcs32/aapcs32.rst#6212stack-constraints-at-a-public-interface [observed in real-world applications]: https://github.com/peter9477/test2
Why it matters now
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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| — | cortex-m-rt (crates.io) | 0.7.0 to before 0.7.3 | 0.7.3 | Patch available | GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 |
- cortex-m-rt (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.7.0 to before 0.7.3 Fixed in 0.7.3 Patch available GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 cortex-m-rt (crates.io) Fixed in 0.7.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2
References
Sources
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