Rust advisories / gtk-layer-shell
UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2024-0422 · gtk-layer-shell
RUSTSEC-2024-0422: gtk-layer-shell GTK3 bindings - no longer maintained
Short answerNot a bug report: gtk-layer-shell is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | gtk-layer-shell |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2024-12-09 |
| Last changed | 2024-12-09 |
| 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-2024-0422"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i gtk-layer-shell.
Details from the advisory
The gtk-layer-shell GTK3 bindings are no longer maintained.
The maintainers have archived the repository, and added a note to the crate description and its README.md that the crates are no longer maintained.
Please take a look at gtk4-layer-shell instead.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/gtk-layer-shell
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0422.html
- Web: github.com/pentamassiv/gtk-layer-shell-gir/commit/094c356273f209e04bf481fb404dc17990ae76e0
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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