UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2020-0158 · slice-deque
RUSTSEC-2020-0158: slice-deque is unmaintained
Short answerNot a bug report: slice-deque is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | slice-deque |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2020-02-10 |
| Last changed | 2021-11-18 |
| Also known as | none |
What to do
- Look for a maintained fork or alternative crate.
- If you cannot move yet, acknowledge it in your audit config so CI stays green while you plan: add
"RUSTSEC-2020-0158"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i slice-deque.
Details from the advisory
The author of the slice-deque crate is unresponsive and is not receiving security patches.
Maintained alternatives:
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/slice-deque
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0158.html
- Report: github.com/gnzlbg/slice_deque/issues/94
From the RustSec Advisory Database (CC0-1.0) via the OSV export, downloaded Oct 24, 2026. Severity score computed from the published CVSS vector.
Other advisories for slice-deque
- Vulnerability CriticalRUSTSEC-2018-0008 · 2018-12-05Bug in SliceDeque::move_head_unchecked allows read of corrupted memory
- Vulnerability CriticalRUSTSEC-2019-0002 · 2019-05-07Bug in SliceDeque::move_head_unchecked corrupts its memory
- Vulnerability HighRUSTSEC-2021-0047 · 2021-02-19SliceDeque::drain_filter can double drop an element if the predicate panics
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