CVE-2022-36114: Cargo extracting malicious crates can fill the file system

CVE-2022-36114 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-09-16

Cargo extracting malicious crates can fill the file system

Technologies: cargo (crates.io). Vendors: crates.io.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-36114 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-36114 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-36114?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 September 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
cargo (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.65.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-36114?
Yes. cargo (crates.io): upgrade to 0.65.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-36114?
Check whether you run cargo (crates.io) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • cargo (crates.io): upgrade to 0.65.0 or later
    cargo update -p cargo

Affected products

  • cargo (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.65.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-36114
  • GHSA-2hvr-h6gw-qrxp

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