How severe is GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2?

No CVSS score has been assigned to GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2?

GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 affects the following packages: cortex-m-rt (crates.io). Ecosystems affected: crates.io.

How do I fix GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2?

Update cortex-m-rt to 0.7.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 in my crates.io dependencies?

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

How do I mitigate GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 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-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 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-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 was published on February 14, 2023 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 — cortex-m-rt

GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 is a security vulnerability in cortex-m-rt. A fix is available for cortex-m-rt — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Miscompilation in cortex-m-rt 0.7.1 and 0.7.2

Also known asRUSTSEC-2023-0014

Published

Feb 14, 2023

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 8, 2023 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🦀cortex-m-rt

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

Version 0.7.1 of the cortex-m-rt crate introduced a regression causing the stack to NOT be eight-byte aligned prior to calling main (or any other specified entrypoint), violating the stack ABI of AAPCS32, the default ABI used by all Cortex-M targets. This regression is also present in version 0.7.2 of the cortex-m-rt crate.

This regression can cause certain compiler optimizations (which assume the eight-byte alignment) to produce incorrect behavior at runtime. This incorrect behavior has been observed in real-world applications.

It is advised that ALL users of v0.7.1 and v0.7.2 of the cortex-m-rt crate update to the latest version (v0.7.3), AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Users of v0.7.0 and prior versions of cortex-m-rt are not affected by this regression.

It will be necessary to rebuild all affected firmware binaries, and flash or deploy the new firmware binaries to affected devices.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🦀crates.io	`cortex-m-rt`	≥ 0.7.0&&< 0.7.3	0.7.3`cargo update -p cortex-m-rt --precise 0.7.3`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for cortex-m-rt, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update cortex-m-rt to 0.7.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 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-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-xw5j-gv2g-mjm2. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Version 0.7.1 of the `cortex-m-rt` crate introduced a regression causing the stack to NOT be eight-byte aligned prior to calling `main` (or any other specified entrypoint), violating the [stack ABI of AAPCS32], the default ABI used by all Cortex-M targets. This regression is also present in version 0.7.2 of the `cortex-m-rt` crate. This regression can cause certain compiler optimizations (which assume the eight-byte alignment) to produce incorrect behavior at runtime. This incorrect behavior has been [observed in real-world applications]. **It is advised that ALL users of `v0.7.1` and `v0.7.

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