How severe is GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj?

No CVSS score has been assigned to GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj?

GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj affects the following packages: pprof (crates.io). Ecosystems affected: crates.io.

How do I fix GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj?

Update pprof to 0.14.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj in my crates.io dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pprof, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

When was GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj was published on December 5, 2024 and was last updated on September 10, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🦀 crates.io

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GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj — pprof

GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj is a security vulnerability in pprof. A fix is available for pprof — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Unsound usages of `std::slice::from_raw_parts`

Also known asRUSTSEC-2024-0408

Published

Dec 5, 2024

Updated

Sep 10, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🦀pprof

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The library breaks the safety assumptions when using unsafe API std::slice::from_raw_parts. First, when using the API in iterator implementation (TempFdArrayIterator.next), generic type could be any type, which would create and pass a misaligned pointer to the unsafe API. Second, when validating the address, the code passed the type c_void, which could also be any type, leading to potential uninitialized memory exposure.

Two unsound usages here highlight the necessity for developers to perform type checks before doing type conversion with unsafe API.

The panic caused by the misalignment causes several downstream applications (e.g., greptimedb) to crash when using pprof::report::ReportBuilder::build.

This was patched in 0.14.0.

The developer also suggested moving to pprof2.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🦀crates.io	`pprof`	all versions	0.14.0`cargo update -p pprof --precise 0.14.0`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pprof, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update pprof to 0.14.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-gw5w-5j7f-jmjj. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The library breaks the safety assumptions when using unsafe API `std::slice::from_raw_parts`. First, when using the API in iterator implementation (`TempFdArrayIterator.next`), generic type could be any type, which would create and pass a misaligned pointer to the unsafe API. Second, when validating the address, the code passed the type `c_void`, which could also be any type, leading to potential uninitialized memory exposure. Two unsound usages here highlight the necessity for developers to perform type checks before doing type conversion with unsafe API. The panic caused by the misalig

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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