Have I missunderstood Rust ?
Sunday, 8 March 2026 11:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bens_dadThere is a new Rust security alert: Rustsec-2026-0007 aka CVE‑2026‑25541.
I'm taking my understanding of this bug from
https://windowsforum.com/threads/rust-bytes-vulnerability-cve-2026-25541-memory-safety-in-bytesmut-reserve.403939/
As I understand it, Rust is a computer language designed and "sold" as being much safer than other fast languages, such as C and C++ precisely because those languages are very susceptible to bugs like this.
What am I missing ?
I'm taking my understanding of this bug from
https://windowsforum.com/threads/rust-bytes-vulnerability-cve-2026-25541-memory-safety-in-bytesmut-reserve.403939/
As I understand it, Rust is a computer language designed and "sold" as being much safer than other fast languages, such as C and C++ precisely because those languages are very susceptible to bugs like this.
What am I missing ?
