Security Bulletin: Cargo in IBM Open SDK for Rust on AIX uses a vulnerable version of the cargo crate

Summary The cargo package manager in IBM Open SDK for Rust on AIX 1.92.0.2 and 1.94.0.0 ships a version of the cargo crate that incorrectly handles symlinks inside tar balls. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-5222 DESCRIPTION: Cargo between 1.68 and 1.96 incorrectly normalized the URLs of...

EUVD-2026-31658

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

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...

Cargo can be coerced to share credentials between registries

The Rust Security Response Team was notified that Cargo incorrectly normalized the URLs of third-party registries using the sparse index protocol1. If a hosting provider allowed multiple registries to be hosted with arbitrary names within the same domain, an attacker able to publish crates in a...

EUVD-2026-31654

Cargo can be coerced to share credentials between registries...

Fedora 43 : rust (2026-d7436d12ae)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-d7436d12ae advisory. Update to Rust 1.96.0: New Range types Assert matching patterns Changes to WebAssembly targets Stabilized APIs Cargo CVE-2026-5222 and CVE-2026-5223...

CVE-2026-5223

A flaw was found in Cargo. When processing crate tarballs from third-party registries, Cargo mishandled symbolic links symlinks embedded within these archives. This vulnerability enables a malicious crate to overwrite the source code of another crate originating from the same registry. Such an...

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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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5223

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Cargo incorrectly handled symlinks inside of crate tarballs downloaded from third-party registries, allowing a malicious crate to override the source code of...

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...

AZL-88272 CVE-2026-5223 affecting package rust for versions less than 1.75.0-30

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...

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-2026-5222

Cargo between 1.68 and 1.96 incorrectly normalized the URLs of third-party registries using the sparse index protocol. If a hosting provider allowed multiple registries to be hosted with arbitrary names within the same domain, an attacker able to publish crates in a registry could obtain the...

CVE-2026-5223 Crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates

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...

CVE-2026-5223 Crates in third party registries can override the cached source of other crates

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...