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11 year old unsoundness bugs found in Rust borrow checker

Hacker News · securityby formerly_proven ()1
Read at github.com Hacker News · 743 points · 425 comments
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An 11-year-old Rust borrow-checker unsoundness report draws heavy Hacker News attention.

A rust-lang/rust GitHub issue reports unsoundness bugs in Rust's borrow checker that are 11 years old. The Hacker News discussion had 743 points and 425 comments. The submitted item does not name a CVE, describe a patch, or state that the bugs are being exploited.

Key facts
  • Unsoundness bugs reported in Rust's borrow checker
  • The bugs are described as 11 years old
  • GitHub issue drew 743 points and 425 HN comments
  • No CVE, patch, or exploitation is mentioned
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Hacker News · security

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