`malloc_buf` is unmaintained and unsound
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Description
Links:
- https://github.com/SSheldon/malloc_buf
- https://crates.io/crates/malloc_buf
- https://lib.rs/crates/malloc_buf
Last actions:
- Last commit on 2020-06-30
- Last release on 2017-02-20
Unsoundness:
Dependents:
- Direct dependents on crates.io: 3
- Transitive dependents on github: 55,894
- Used at run time in 2,243 crates (of which 2,190 optionally, 3 directly).
- Used only as a dev dependency in 261 crates.
Downloads:
- All time: 3,579,544
- Recent: 537,970
- Per month: 219,080
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
Review the linked malloc_buf repository, crates.io page, lib.rs page, and unsoundness report first. Verify the unmaintained status and the reported unsoundness against the listed dependency and usage data; done is not defined by the issue text, so the required advisory change must be clarified before work begins.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 35/100