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GHSA-xcpm-76hf-c9cc

Borrowck Scarifices exposes uninitialized memory in any_as_u8_slice

Also known asRUSTSEC-2025-0107
Published
Oct 22, 2025
Updated
Oct 28, 2025
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🦀borrowck_sacrifices

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Description

The safe function any_as_u8_slice can create byte slices that reference uninitialized memory when used with types containing padding bytes.

The function uses slice::from_raw_parts to create a &[u8] covering the entire size of a type, including padding bytes. According to Rust's documentation, from_raw_parts requires all bytes to be properly initialized, but padding bytes in structs are not guaranteed to be initialized. This violates the safety contract and causes undefined behavior.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🦀crates.ioborrowck_sacrificesall versions0.2.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for borrowck_sacrifices. 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. Fix

    Update borrowck_sacrifices to 0.2.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xcpm-76hf-c9cc is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-xcpm-76hf-c9cc 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-xcpm-76hf-c9cc. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The safe function `any_as_u8_slice` can create byte slices that reference uninitialized memory when used with types containing padding bytes. The function uses `slice::from_raw_parts` to create a `&[u8]` covering the entire size of a type, including padding bytes. According to Rust's documentation, `from_raw_parts` requires all bytes to be properly initialized, but padding bytes in structs are not guaranteed to be initialized. This violates the safety contract and causes undefined behavior.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-xcpm-76hf-c9cc in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-xcpm-76hf-c9cc 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.