Slice Ring Buffer and Slice Deque contains four unique double-free vulnerabilities triggered through safe APIs
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
The crate [`slice-ring-buffer`](https://crates.io/crates/slice-ring-buffer) was developed as a fork of [`slice-deque`](https://crates.io/crates/slice-deque) to continue maintenance and provide security patches, since the latter has been officially unmaintained ([RUSTSEC-2020-0158](https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0158.html)). While `slice-ring-buffer` has addressed some previously reported memory safety issues inherited from its fork origin ([RUSTSEC-2021-0047](https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0047.html)), it still retains multiple unresolved memory corruption vulnerabilities. Specifically, we have discovered four new memory safety bugs, each resulting in double-free violations that can occur when only safe APIs are invoked. These vulnerabilities correspond to four distinct safe APIs in the crate, each exposing unsound and vulnerable behavior due to incorrect usage of unsafe code internally. Unfortunately, the maintainer doesn't have much availability to resolve these issues so there's no concrete timeline for fixes. Community contributions towards fixing these vulnerabilities would be much appreciated.
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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| — | slice-deque (crates.io) | up to 0.3.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7mcq-f592-pf7v |
| — | slice-ring-buffer (crates.io) | up to 0.3.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7mcq-f592-pf7v |
- slice-deque (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7mcq-f592-pf7v
- slice-ring-buffer (crates.io) Vendor— Affected up to 0.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7mcq-f592-pf7v
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-7mcq-f592-pf7v
References
Sources
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