Tag: Rust

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Google brings Rust support to Chromium

Google brings Rust support to Chromium

The move aims to simplify development while delivering a safer browser experience. This week Google announced that the Chromium project is going to support third-party Rust libraries from C++ in Chromium. In fact, Google is actively pursuing adding a production Rust toolchain to their build syst... Read more

date1 year ago
Researchers find DoS vulnerabilities in Rust Hyper

Researchers find DoS vulnerabilities in Rust Hyper

The JFrog Security Research team has discovered and disclosed multiple DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerabilities in popular Rust projects such as Axum, Salvo and conduit-hyper. In a recent blog post, JFrog says that all vulnerabilities stem from the same root cause, namely developers failing to se... Read more

date1 year ago
Google: ‘Rust reduces Android vulnerabilities’

Google: ‘Rust reduces Android vulnerabilities’

The use of 'memory-safe' programming language Rust reduces the number of vulnerabilities in Android, according to Google. Android used to suffer many memory-related vulnerabilities, Google described in a recent blog post. Examples include excessive read, write and 'use after free'. These flaws m... Read more

date1 year ago
Rust 1.65 nears finishing line after six years of development

Rust 1.65 nears finishing line after six years of development

Rust's developers report that version 1.65 is nearing the finishing line after nearly six years of development. Among other features, the release introduces stable generic associated types (GATs). Rust's developers view the release as monumental. The team's been working hard since the project's ... Read more

date1 year ago
Rust is popular among ransomware-as-a-service groups

Rust is popular among ransomware-as-a-service groups

Hive, one of the most prevalent ransomware-as-a-service variants, was rewritten in Rust. The malware sees more updates than previously thought, allowing attacks to slip under the radar. Ransomware-as-a-service groups work like professional developers. One or more members develop and sell a malwa... Read more

date2 years ago
Rust Foundation launches grants for developers

Rust Foundation launches grants for developers

The new Community Grants Program provides Rust developers with financial support for projects that benefit the programming language. The Rust Foundation hopes to stimulate the development of apps that showcase Rust's potential. The new grant program is supported by major tech companies, includi... Read more

date2 years ago
SentinelOne detects Rust-based supply chain attack

SentinelOne detects Rust-based supply chain attack

SentinelOne recently discovered a supply chain attack that uses components of the Rust programming language. The attack involves a malicious 'crate' in the Rust dependency community repository. According to SentinelOne, hackers used a so-called CrateDepression attack to introduce a malicious cra... Read more

date2 years ago
Community Grants program 2022 launched by the Rust Foundation

Community Grants program 2022 launched by the Rust Foundation

The Rust Foundation is offering assistance to its people with its Community Grant Program 2022. Applications open on April 1st, 2022. The big guns like AWS, Google, and Huawei have allocated the Rust Community Grants Program budget for 2022, amounting to $625,000. The Community Grants Program wi... Read more

date2 years ago
Rust quickly releases update patch for version 1.58

Rust quickly releases update patch for version 1.58

The developers of Rust released 1.58.1, the first quick fix for the recently released 1.58. The update patches a single security vulnerability and multiple bugs. CVE-2022-21658 is the most significant issue fixed. The vulnerability stems from function 'std::fs::remove_dir_all', allowing hackers... Read more

date2 years ago
Rust 1.58 should make the programming language more accessible

Rust 1.58 should make the programming language more accessible

Programming language Rust was updated to version 1.58, bringing new functionality and improved accessibility. The release also contributes to the increasing support of the programming language by the Linux kernel. Rust received improvements and functionality with the release of stable version 1.... Read more

date2 years ago
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