CVE-2021-45710 (High) detected in tokio-1.4.0.crate

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CVE-2021-45710 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tokio-1.4.0.crate

An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.

Library home page: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/tokio/1.4.0/download

Dependency Hierarchy:

• reqwest-0.11.2.crate (Root Library)
  • hyper-0.14.5.crate
    • ❌ tokio-1.4.0.crate (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the tokio crate before 1.8.4, and 1.9.x through 1.13.x before 1.13.1, for Rust. In certain circumstances involving a closed oneshot channel, there is a data race and memory corruption.

Publish Date: 2021-12-27

URL: CVE-2021-45710

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.4)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0124.html

Release Date: 2021-12-27

Fix Resolution: tokio - 1.8.4,1.13.1

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