Description
Cargo prior to Rust 1.26.0 may download the wrong dependency if your package.toml file uses the `package` configuration key. Usage of the `package` key to rename dependencies in `Cargo.toml` is ignored in Rust 1.25.0 and prior. When Rust 1.25.0 and prior is used Cargo may download the wrong dependency, which could be squatted on crates.io to be a malicious package. This not only affects manifests that you write locally yourself, but also manifests published to crates.io. Rust 1.0.0 through Rust 1.25.0 is affected by this advisory because Cargo will ignore the `package` key in manifests. Rust 1.26.0 through Rust 1.30.0 are not affected and typically will emit an error because the `package` key is unstable. Rust 1.31.0 and after are not affected because Cargo understands the `package` key. Users of the affected versions are strongly encouraged to update their compiler to the latest available one. Preventing this issue from happening requires updating your compiler to be either Rust 1.26.0 or newer. There will be no point release for Rust versions prior to 1.26.0. Users of Rust 1.19.0 to Rust 1.25.0 can instead apply linked patches to mitigate the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | cargo | 1.0.0 – < 1.26.0 | 1.26.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | cargo | 0.27.0-1 | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | rust +1 | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | rust | 1.26.0-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | cargo | < 0.27.0 | 0.27.0 | GHSA-9f3p-wvj7-q82x |
References
- https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/security/advisories/GHSA-phjm-8x66-qw4r
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rustlang-security-announcements/rVQ5e3TDnpQ
- https://gist.github.com/pietroalbini/0d293b24a44babbeb6187e06eebd4992
- [oss-security] 20191008 CVE-2019-16760: Cargo prior to Rust 1.26.0 may download the wrong dependency mailing-list