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CVE-2018-25023

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Published: Dec 27, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25023
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/908.html

An issue was discovered in the smallvec crate before 0.6.13 for Rust. It can create an uninitialized value of any type, including a reference type.

Weakness

The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SmallvecServo*0.6.13 (excluding)
Rust-smallvecUbuntufocal*
Rust-smallvecUbuntuhirsute*
Rust-smallvecUbuntuimpish*
Rust-smallvecUbuntukinetic*
Rust-smallvecUbuntulunar*
Rust-smallvecUbuntumantic*
Rust-smallvecUbuntuoracular*
Rust-smallvecUbuntuplucky*
Rust-smallvecUbuntutrusty*
Rust-smallvecUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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