# RLSA-2023:4635: rust security update

RLSA-2023:4635, released August 24, 2023, fixes 1 CVE in rust (version 0:1.66.1-2.module+el8.8.0+1428+0690fcea). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-4635
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 24, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-38497, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:4635

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [rust](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rust.md) | rocky 8 | 0:1.66.1-2.module+el8.8.0+1428+0690fcea |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-38497](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-38497.md) | High | cargo: Rust Toolset provides the Rust programming language compiler rustc, the cargo build tool and dependency manager, and... | 7.3 | 0.0070 |  |

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