GHSA-rpcm-whqc-jfw8 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Use After Free vulnerability in libflate. A fix is available for libflate — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-rpcm-whqc-jfw8 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
libflateReal-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
An issue was discovered in the libflate crate before 0.1.25 for Rust. MultiDecoder::read has a use-after-free, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | libflate | ≥ 0.1.14&&< 0.1.25 | 0.1.25cargo update -p libflate --precise 0.1.25 |
Affected Products
libflatelibflate_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for libflate, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update libflate to 0.1.25 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-rpcm-whqc-jfw8 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop feeding it untrusted input: reject or quarantine files and payloads from unverified sources until you can upgrade, restrict accepted formats to the ones you actually need, and run the parsing or decoding step in a least-privileged sandbox or short-lived worker so a crash or corrupted read cannot reach the rest of the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-rpcm-whqc-jfw8 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.