High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-36465
CVE-2020-36465
Description
An issue was discovered in the generic-array crate before 0.13.3 for Rust. It violates soundness by using the arr! macro to extend lifetimes.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
generic-arraycrates.io | >= 0.13.0, < 0.13.3 | 0.13.3 |
generic-arraycrates.io | >= 0.12.0, < 0.12.4 | 0.12.4 |
generic-arraycrates.io | >= 0.11.0, < 0.11.2 | 0.11.2 |
generic-arraycrates.io | >= 0.10.0, < 0.10.1 | 0.10.1 |
generic-arraycrates.io | >= 0.8.0, < 0.9.1 | 0.9.1 |
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:generic-array_project:generic-array:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*Range: >=0.8.0,<0.8.4
- generic-array/generic-arraydescription
Patches
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References
5- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.htmlnvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3358-4f7f-p4j4ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36465ghsaADVISORY
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/generic-array/RUSTSEC-2020-0146.mdnvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/fizyk20/generic-array/issues/98ghsaWEB
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