Rust advisories / zvariant_derive
UnmaintainedRUSTSEC-2026-0372 · zvariant_derive
RUSTSEC-2026-0372: `zvariant_derive` is unmaintained
Short answerNot a bug report: zvariant_derive is no longer maintained, so future security issues will not be fixed. Plan to move to a maintained alternative.
| Crate | zvariant_derive |
|---|---|
| Type | Unmaintained |
| Affected versions | Every version. |
| Fixed in | not applicable (the crate is unmaintained) |
| Severity | not scored |
| Published | 2026-10-16 |
| Last changed | 2026-10-17 |
| 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-2026-0372"toignorein.cargo/audit.tomlordeny.toml, with a comment saying why. - Find who pulls it in:
cargo tree -i zvariant_derive.
Details from the advisory
The zvariant_derive crate is no longer maintained as a standalone crate.
Its derive macros are provided by zbus starting with version 6.0.0.
Users should migrate to zbus, with its default features disabled if they only need the D-Bus wire format.
References
- Package: crates.io/crates/zvariant_derive
- Advisory: rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0372.html
- Report: github.com/z-galaxy/zbus/issues/2043
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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