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Supply chain attack on arrayref (blog.rust-lang.org)
submitted 4 days ago by Gobbel2000@programming.dev to c/rust@programming.dev
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If you recently used Cargo, make sure your system didn't get infected. Here is another article with a little more info: https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/arrayref-rust-crate-supply-chain-attack

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[–] deadcream@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

It's necessary to integrate Rust with other languages (to build source code in other languages, generate some bindings, etc). Otherwise you will have to make Cargo understand every other build system in existence, and stay compatible with them forever.

Ideally this should be heavily audited and allowed only when it's really necessary.