diff --git a/crates/mz-avro/RUSTSEC-0000-0000.md b/crates/mz-avro/RUSTSEC-0000-0000.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ed143ef --- /dev/null +++ b/crates/mz-avro/RUSTSEC-0000-0000.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +```toml +[advisory] +id = "RUSTSEC-0000-0000" +package = "mz-avro" +date = "2021-10-14" +url = "https://github.com/MaterializeInc/materialize/issues/8669" +categories = ["memory-exposure"] +informational = "unsound" + +[versions] +patched = [">= 0.7.0"] +``` + +# Incorrect use of `set_len` allows for un-initialized memory + +Affected versions of this crate passes an uninitialized buffer to a user-provided `Read` +implementation. + +Arbitrary `Read` implementations can read from the uninitialized buffer (memory exposure) +and also can return incorrect number of bytes written to the buffer. +Reading from uninitialized memory produces undefined values that can quickly invoke +undefined behavior. + +Note: there is only UB in the case where a user provides a struct whose `Read` +implementation inspects the buffer passed to `read_exact` before writing to it. +This is an unidiomatic (albeit possible) `Read` implementation. + +See https://github.com/MaterializeInc/materialize/issues/8669 for details.