`interment`s `LocalIntern` type is unsound
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Description
The last update (0.6.0) of interment notes in its changelog that it removed LocalIntern because it can be used to cause use-after-free errors.
https://github.com/droundy/internment/blob/9270a4d05c6c18f89e7ecfb2ad3fe52250f6385f/CHANGELOG.md
The type is removed in 0.6.0 but present on older versions.
Contributor guide
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
Read the linked interment CHANGELOG entry and verify which versions contain LocalIntern and which remove it. Then inspect how rustsec advisory issues represent affected and fixed crate versions; done means the unsound use-after-free risk is recorded accurately for the relevant older releases.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100