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GHSA-f9g6-fp84-fv92

impl `FromMdbValue` for bool is unsound

Also known asRUSTSEC-2023-0047
Published
Jul 19, 2023
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
None yet
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🦀lmdb-rs

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Description

The implementation of FromMdbValue has several unsoundness issues. First of all, it allows to reinterpret arbitrary bytes as a bool and could make undefined behavior happen with safe function. Secondly, it allows transmuting pointer without taking memory layout into consideration. The details of reproducing the bug are available here.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🦀crates.iolmdb-rsall versionsNo fix

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for lmdb-rs. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Remediation status

    No patched version of lmdb-rs has shipped for GHSA-f9g6-fp84-fv92 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-f9g6-fp84-fv92 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-f9g6-fp84-fv92. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The implementation of `FromMdbValue` has several unsoundness issues. First of all, it allows to reinterpret arbitrary bytes as a bool and could make undefined behavior happen with safe function. Secondly, it allows transmuting pointer without taking memory layout into consideration. The details of reproducing the bug are available [here](https://github.com/vhbit/lmdb-rs/issues/67).
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-f9g6-fp84-fv92 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-f9g6-fp84-fv92 across crates.io dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.