MGASA-2018-0318

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    MGASA-2018-0318

    Published: 23 Jul 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated rust packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version before version 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability has been fixed in 1.27.1 (CVE-2018-1000622). This update also fixes a bug in the borrow checker verification of match expressions.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0318.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23328, https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/07/06/security-advisory-for-rustdoc.html, https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/07/10/Rust-1.27.1.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rust

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/rust?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.27.1-1.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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