CVE-2023-38497

Name
CVE-2023-38497
Description
Cargo downloads the Rust project’s dependencies and compiles the project. Cargo prior to version 0.72.2, bundled with Rust prior to version 1.71.1, did not respect the umask when extracting crate archives on UNIX-like systems. If the user downloaded a crate containing files writeable by any local user, another local user could exploit this to change the source code compiled and executed by the current user. To prevent existing cached extractions from being exploitable, the Cargo binary version 0.72.2 included in Rust 1.71.1 or later will purge caches generated by older Cargo versions automatically. As a workaround, configure one's system to prevent other local users from accessing the Cargo directory, usually located in `~/.cargo`.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/12443
MISC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask
MISC https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/security
MISC https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/d78bbf4bde3c6b95caca7512f537c6f9721426ff
MISC https://github.com/rust-lang/wg-security-response/tree/main/patches/CVE-2023-38497
MISC https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-j3xp-wfr4-hx87
MISC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGKE6PGM4HIQUHPJRBQAHMELINSGN4H4/
MISC https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMEXGUGPW5OBSQA6URTBNDSU3RAEFOZ4/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:rust-lang:cargo:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:* cargo >= None < 0.72.2

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
rust 3.18-community 1.71.1-r0 Jakub Panek <me@panekj.dev> fixed