CVE-2023-38497
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
RHSA-2023:4635: rust-toolset:rhel8 security update (Important)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| rocky | 8 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| rocky | 9 | fixed | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.76.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.76.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.76.0-1 |
| almalinux | 9 | fixed | rust-analysis-1.66.1-2.el9_2.aarch64.rpm |
| rhel | 8 | fixed | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | cargo | <0.72.2 | 0.72.2 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4634
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38497
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:4635
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38497.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:4634
- https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-j3xp-wfr4-hx87
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38497
- https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/12443
- https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/d78bbf4bde3c6b95caca7512f537c6f9721426ff
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask
- https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo
- https://github.com/rust-lang/wg-security-response/tree/main/patches/CVE-2023-38497
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGKE6PGM4HIQUHPJRBQAHMELINSGN4H4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMEXGUGPW5OBSQA6URTBNDSU3RAEFOZ4
- https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/security
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4635
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2228038
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-4635.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-4634.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.