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rust-buffered-reader — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161

The buffered-reader crate before 1.1.5 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.

Products
rust-buffered-reader
Affected versions
0.11.0-1, 0.12.0-1, 0.13.0-1, 0.14.0-1, 0.7.0-2, 1.0.1-1, 1.1.1-1, 1.1.2-1, 1.2.0-1, 1.3.0-1, 1.3.1-2, 1.4.0-1, 1.4.0-2, 1.4.1-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2023-53161
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 01:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Jul 2025, 03:15 UTC

The buffered-reader crate before 1.1.5 for Rust allows out-of-bounds array access and a panic.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53161

rust-buffered-reader

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rust-buffered-reader

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rust-buffered-reader

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rust-buffered-reader

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rust-buffered-reader

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rust-buffered-reader

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Complete source record
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