rkyv 0.8.16
PkgFire would install this release with a warning.·Checked 11 hours ago·Published 22 April 2026
Why
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warnVulnerability
Crafted archives can cause a use-after-free during deserialization (fixed in 0.8.17)
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warnVulnerability
Insufficient archive validation can cause out-of-bounds reads in archives containing hash tables (fixed in 0.8.17)
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warnVulnerability
Insufficient archive validation can cause out-of-bounds reads in archives containing Rc/Arc (fixed in 0.8.17)
What the code does
On its own this is weak signal: plenty of honest libraries read files or talk to the network. What PkgFire watches is a release gaining something the one before it did not.
Source patterns
Patterns found in the source, including those malware is known to use.
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