IdMap from_iter may lead to uninitialized memory being freed on drop
Key facts
- Attack vector
- —
- Privileges required
- —
- User interaction
- —
- Attack complexity
- —
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- —
- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Due to a flaw in the constructor `id_map::IdMap::from_iter`, ill-formed objects may be created in which the amount of actually initialized memory is less than what is expected by the fields of `IdMap`. Specifically, the field `ids` is initialized based on the capacity of the vector `values`, which is constructed from the provided iterator. However, the length of this vector may be smaller than its capacity. In such cases, when the resulting `IdMap` is dropped, its destructor incorrectly assumes that `values` contains `ids.len() == values.capacity()` initialized elements and attempts to iterate over and drop them. This leads to dereferencing and attempting to free uninitialized memory, resulting in undefined behavior and potential segmentation faults. The bug was fixed in commit `fab6922`, and all unsafe code was removed from the crate. Note that the maintainer recommends using the following alternatives: - [slab](https://crates.io/crates/slab) - [slotmap](https://crates.io/crates/slotmap)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | id-map (crates.io) | 0.1.6 to before 0.2.2 | 0.2.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qq4c-hm99-979m |
- id-map (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.1.6 to before 0.2.2 Fixed in 0.2.2 Patch available GHSA-qq4c-hm99-979m
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qq4c-hm99-979m id-map (crates.io) Fixed in 0.2.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-qq4c-hm99-979m
References
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences