RUSTSEC-2024-0320: yaml-rust is unmaintained.
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Description
yaml-rust is unmaintained.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Status | unmaintained |
| Package | yaml-rust |
| Version | 0.4.5 |
| URL | https://github.com/rustsec/advisory-db/issues/1921 |
| Date | 2024-03-20 |
The maintainer seems unreachable.
Many issues and pull requests have been submitted over the years
without any response.
Alternatives
Consider switching to the actively maintained yaml-rust2 fork of the original project:
See advisory page for additional details.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. Start by inspecting how docs.rs declares and uses the yaml-rust dependency, then review the linked advisory and yaml-rust2 alternative. Done requires an agreed dependency change and verification that the affected documentation-generation workflow still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100