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CVE-2021-28305 — Fix a use-after-free bug in diesel — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Fix a use-after-free bug in diesels Sqlite backend

Published May 24, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

An issue was discovered in the diesel crate before 1.4.6 for Rust. There is a use-after-free in the SQLite backend because the semantics of sqlite3_column_name are not followed.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 24, 2022 (1602 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 532 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update diesel to 1.4.6 or later
cargo update -p diesel --precise 1.4.6

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
diesel
crates.io
All versions1.4.6

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-28305?
Fix a use-after-free bug in diesels Sqlite backend This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2021-28305?
CVE-2021-28305 affects diesel. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2021-28305 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-j8q9-5rp9-4mv9
RUSTSEC-2021-0037

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