Security context
What an agent needs to avoid regressing past fixes and find the next vuln in this repo.
arkworks-rs/algebra
master @ 985b119
2
Fixes
0
CVEs
HIGH
Peak severity
0.0%
Coverage
Highlights
Memory Corruption: 1 prior fix. Scrutinize any change in this area.
ff/src/const_helpers.rs: most-fixed (1 issue). Treat as high-risk during review.
1 high-severity fix in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Memory Corruption: Reading data directly into slice structures created from struct fields can lead to memory unsafety and undefined behavior during constant field element deserialization. Developers should use temporary buffers instead of writing directly to fields.
Signature Malleability: Permissive byte-to-boolean deserialization allows invalid values (non-0/1) to pass as valid data, risking signature malleability or inconsistent cryptographic state. Strictly validating boolean representations during deserialization is necessary.