CVE-2020-15254 is a critical vulnerability affecting crossbeam-channel versions prior to 0.4.4, a component of the Crossbeam concurrent programming tools. The flaw stems from an incorrect assumption in the bounded channel's destructor regarding Vec::from_iter's allocated capacity, leading to unsound memory deallocation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows for remote, low-complexity attacks with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:crossbeam_project:crossbeam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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