Description
An issue was discovered in the sized-chunks crate through 0.6.2 for Rust. In the Chunk implementation, the array size is not checked when constructed with unit().
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 14 | rust-sized-chunks | 0.6.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rust-sized-chunks | 0.6.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | rust-sized-chunks | 0.6.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rust-sized-chunks | 0.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8118-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | sized-chunks | < 0.6.3 | 0.6.3 | GHSA-64gv-qg2v-vxv6 |
| crates.io | sized-chunks | >= 0.0.0-0, < 0.6.3 | 0.6.3 | RUSTSEC-2020-0041 |
Advisories 1
- USN-8118-1 rust-sized-chunks vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Mar 24, 2026