linkme fails to ensure slice elements match the slice's declared type
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 allow populating a DistributedSlice of T with elements of an arbitrary other type that coerces to T. For example, elements of type `&&str` could end up in a slice of type `[&str]`, since `&&str` coerces to `&str` via a deref coercion. The flaw was corrected by implementing typechecking for distributed slice elements in such a way that coercion no longer occurs. The element's type must be a subtype of the slice's declared element type.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | linkme (crates.io) | before 0.3.24 | 0.3.24 | Patch available | GHSA-f95p-4cv5-8w8x |
- linkme (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.24 Fixed in 0.3.24 Patch available GHSA-f95p-4cv5-8w8x
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-f95p-4cv5-8w8x linkme (crates.io) Fixed in 0.3.24 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-f95p-4cv5-8w8x
References
Sources
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