RUSTSEC-2025-0007: *ring* is unmaintained
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Description
ring is unmaintained
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Status | unmaintained |
| Package | ring |
| Version | 0.17.10 |
| URL | https://github.com/briansmith/ring/discussions/2414 |
| Date | 2025-02-20 |
The author has announced an indefinite hiatus in its development, noting that
any reported security vulnerabilities may go unaddressed for prolonged periods
of time.
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
Start with the linked RustSec advisory for RUSTSEC-2025-0007 and review how docs.rs uses the ring 0.17.10 package. Determine the project's chosen response to the unmaintained dependency; done means that response is implemented and verified against the advisory.
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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