Compiler optimisation leads to SEGFAULT · GHSA-r6ff-2q3c-v3pv · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Compiler optimisation leads to SEGFAULT

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 25, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 11, 2023

Package

pnet (Rust)

Affected versions

< 0.27.2

Patched versions

0.27.2

Description

Affected versions of the pnet crate were optimized out by compiler, which caused dereference of uninitialized file descriptor which caused segfault.

References

Reviewed Aug 9, 2021

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 25, 2021

Last updated Jan 11, 2023

Severity

Moderate

6.0

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H