cassandra-rs non-idiomatic use of iterators leads to use after free
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
cassandra-rs is a Cassandra (CQL) driver for Rust. Code that attempts to use an item (e.g., a row) returned by an iterator after the iterator has advanced to the next item will be accessing freed memory and experience undefined behaviour. The problem has been fixed in version 3.0.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00817 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cassandra-rs (Metaswitch): 3.0.0cassandra-cpp (crates.io): 3.0.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metaswitch | cassandra-rs | before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | cassandra-cpp (crates.io) | before 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq |
- cassandra-rs VendorMetaswitch Affected before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available CNA
- cassandra-cpp (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.0 Fixed in 3.0.0 Patch available GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cassandra-rs_project:cassandra-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* | before 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Cassandra-rs Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:cassandra-rs_project:cassandra-rs:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* Versions before 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cassandra-rs Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cassandra-rs (Metaswitch) Fixed in 3.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq cassandra-cpp (crates.io) Fixed in 3.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27284
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2024-27284 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27284 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9xc-63hg-vcfq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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