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Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the Rust rusqlite library, which applications use to interact with SQLite. A memory safety bug in update_hook could cause unsafe behavior in affected dependency versions. The public sources do not name affected applications or provide severity scoring.
Executive priority
Treat this as a dependency hygiene issue unless local use of update_hook increases risk. Inventory affected Rust services and upgrade during normal maintenance or faster for internet-facing or security-sensitive systems.
Technical view
rusqlite's update_hook API had a use-after-free in 0.25.x before 0.25.4 and 0.26.x before 0.26.2. The available records do not provide CVSS, CWE, exploitability details, or trigger conditions beyond the affected API and versions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Rust applications or services that depend on affected rusqlite versions and use update_hook. The CVE record lists no named downstream products, vendors, CPEs, or deployment environments.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is supported by the supplied sources. The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the provided records do not describe public exploits, exploitation in the wild, or proof-of-concept details.
Researcher notes
The strongest evidence is version-specific RustSec and CVE metadata. Missing details include severity score, CWE mapping, practical trigger conditions, and downstream impact. Avoid extrapolating beyond rusqlite update_hook use-after-free in the listed versions.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade rusqlite 0.25.x to 0.25.4 or later within that branch.
- Upgrade rusqlite 0.26.x to 0.26.2 or later within that branch.
- Check RustSec and vendor guidance before applying broader dependency changes.
- Prioritize services where rusqlite update_hook is used in exposed or high-trust workflows.
Validation and detection
- Review Cargo.lock for rusqlite versions 0.25.x below 0.25.4 or 0.26.x below 0.26.2.
- Search application code for update_hook usage.
- Confirm patched dependency resolution in build artifacts after upgrade.
- Run existing unit and integration tests covering SQLite update-hook behavior.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Known Exploited
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2021-0128.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rustsec/advisory-db/main/crates/rusqlite/RUSTSEC-2021-0128.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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