`internment` 0.8.7 was removed from crates.io due to a malicious dependency

A new version of the internment crate was published with a direct dependency on proc-macro1, which would execute a malicious build script. The compromised version of this crate was published on 2026-08-20, and was removed approximately 90 minutes later. The compromised version was used as part of...

`append-only-vec` 0.1.9 was removed from crates.io due to a malicious dependency

A new version of the append-only-vec crate was published with a direct dependency on proc-macro1, which would execute a malicious build script. The compromised version of this crate was published on 2026-08-20, and was removed approximately 107 minutes later. The compromised crate version was use...

`aronenao` was removed from crates.io due to malicious code

We identified that aronenao contained malicious code executed through a build script. This crate had 11 versions, with the most recent one being published at 2026-08-18. The crate was removed from crates.io and the user account was locked. This crate was used as part of a malware campaign targete...

Malicious code in arrayref (crates.io)

arrayref 0.3.10 was published to crates.io from a maintainer account droundy that appears to be compromised. Unlike every prior release, 0.3.10 declares a dependency on the malicious crate proc-macro1. The arrayref source itself is unchanged genuine macro code, but Cargo compiles the declared...

PT-2026-76454

These are all security issues fixed in the wasm-bindgen-0.2.100-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed...

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21560-1 Security update for kak-lsp

This update for kak-lsp fixes the following issues: Changes in kak-lsp: - Update to version 21.0.2: Fix a regression that broke compatibility with Kakoune versions older than 2026.05.21 Add a default configuration for Hare, using hare-lsp Fix hangs after editing a file without a trailing newline,...

Cargo crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates

The Rust Security Response Team was notified that Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-5223. The...

GHSA-JQ42-7MFV-HM57 Cargo crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates

The Rust Security Response Team was notified that Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-5223. The...

RUSTSEC-2026-0175 `onering` 1.4.1 was removed from crates.io for malicious code

A new version of the onering crate was published with code that attempted to exfiltrate both metadata and code from the project it was included within. One malicious version was published on 2026-06-10, approximately six hours before removal. This crate has no dependencies on crates.io, and there...

RUSTSEC-2026-0173 proc-macro-error2 is unmaintained

The author of proc-macro-error2 has confirmed that the crate is no longer maintained and recommends that users migrate away from it. proc-macro-error2 was originally created as a maintained fork of proc-macro-error see RUSTSEC-2024-0370. Both the original crate and this fork are now unmaintained...

`logflux` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

The logflux crate attempted to download and run a malicious payload on the user's machine. The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2026-04-26, approximately 1 month before removal, and had no evidence of actual usage. This crate had no dependencies on crates.io. Thanks to Paweł Bis for...

`exploration` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

A method within the exploration crate attempted to download and execute a payload from a remote site. The malicious crate had 1 version published on 2026-06-02, approximately 1 hour before removal, and had no evidence of actual usage. This crate had no dependencies on crates.io. Thanks to Kirill...

SUSE CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...

Crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates

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CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...

ALPINE-CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...

CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...

CVE-2026-5223

Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of another crate from the same registry. The severity of the vulnerability is medium for users of third-party registries. Users of crates.io a...