Users vulnerable to unaligned read of `*const *const c_char` pointer
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
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Affected versions dereference a potentially unaligned pointer. The pointer is commonly unaligned in practice, resulting in undefined behavior. In some build modes, this is observable as a panic followed by abort. In other build modes the UB may manifest in some other way, including the possibility of working correctly in some architectures. The crate is not currently maintained, so a patched version is not available. ## Recommended alternatives - [`uzers`](https://crates.io/crates/uzers) (an actively maintained fork of the `users` crate) - [`sysinfo`](https://crates.io/crates/sysinfo)
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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| — | users (crates.io) | up to 0.11.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-jcr6-4frq-9gjj |
- users (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.11.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jcr6-4frq-9gjj
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-jcr6-4frq-9gjj
References
Sources
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