CVE-2022-46176: Cargo did not verify SSH host keys
The Rust Security Response WG was notified that Cargo did not perform SSH host key verification when cloning indexes and dependencies via SSH. An attacker could exploit this to perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
This vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2022-46176.
References
- git-scm.com/docs/git-config
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5w3-xm58-jv6j
- github.com/rust-lang/cargo
- github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-r5w3-xm58-jv6j
- github.com/rust-lang/wg-security-response/tree/main/patches/CVE-2022-46176
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46176
- www.rust-lang.org/policies/security
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