Vulnerability CriticalRUSTSEC-2019-0026 · sodiumoxide
RUSTSEC-2019-0026: generichash::Digest::eq always return true
Short answerA security vulnerability in the sodiumoxide crate: generichash::Digest::eq always return true. Critical severity (CVSS 9.8). Fixed in 0.2.5: update to a fixed version.
| Crate | sodiumoxide |
|---|---|
| Type | Vulnerability |
| Affected versions | Before 0.2.5. |
| Fixed in | 0.2.5 |
| Severity | Critical, CVSS 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Published | 2019-10-11 |
| Last changed | 2023-11-08 |
| Also known as | CVE-2019-25002, GHSA-wrvc-72w7-xpmj |
| Affected functions | sodiumoxide::crypto::generichash::Digest::eq, sodiumoxide::crypto::generichash::Digest::ne |
What to do
- See which version you have:
cargo tree -i sodiumoxide(it also shows which of your dependencies pulls it in). - Update within your version requirement:
cargo update -p sodiumoxide. If the fix is a newer major or minor than your requirement allows, raise it in Cargo.toml (for examplesodiumoxide = "0.2.5") or update the dependency that pulls it in. - Check again with
cargo audit, or paste your Cargo.lock into our Cargo.toml checker.
Details from the advisory
PartialEq implementation for generichash::Digest has compared itself to itself.
Digest::eq always returns true and Digest::ne always returns false.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/sodiumoxide
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0026.html
- Web: github.com/sodiumoxide/sodiumoxide/pull/381
From the RustSec Advisory Database (CC0-1.0) via the OSV export, downloaded Oct 24, 2026. Severity score computed from the published CVSS vector.
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