Rust advisories / sized-chunks
UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2026-0251 · sized-chunks
RUSTSEC-2026-0251: sized-chunks is unmaintained
Short answerNot a bug report: sized-chunks is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | sized-chunks |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2026-05-03 |
| Last changed | 2026-08-10 |
| 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-2026-0251"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i sized-chunks.
Details from the advisory
The sized-chunks crate is unmaintained; all versions are affected. The GitHub repository was archived by the owner on 2026-05-03.
Recommended alternative:
- imbl-sized-chunks, a popular fork of this crate
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/sized-chunks
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0251.html
- Web: github.com/bodil/sized-chunks
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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