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[advisory]
id = "RUSTSEC-2020-0009"
package = "flatbuffers"
date = "2020-04-11"
url = "https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/issues/5825"

[affected.functions]
"flatbuffers::read_scalar" = [">= 0.4.0"]
"flatbuffers::read_scalar_at" = [">= 0.4.0"]

[versions]
patched = []
unaffected = ["< 0.4.0"]

read_scalar and read_scalar_at allow transmuting values without unsafe blocks

The read_scalar and read_scalar_at functions are unsound because they allow transmuting values without unsafe blocks.

The following example shows how to create a dangling reference:

fn main() {
    #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
    struct S(&'static str);
    impl flatbuffers::EndianScalar for S {
        fn to_little_endian(self) -> Self { self }
        fn from_little_endian(self) -> Self { self }
    }
    println!("{:?}", flatbuffers::read_scalar::<S>(&[1; std::mem::size_of::<S>()]));
}