chore: update aws-lc-sys to fix security vulnerabilities by mostronatorcoder[bot] · Pull Request #45 · MostroP2P/mostrix

mostronatorcoder · 2026-03-20T22:25:45Z

Summary

Updates aws-lc-rs and aws-lc-sys to fix multiple security vulnerabilities.

Changes

Package	Old Version	New Version
aws-lc-rs	1.15.4	1.16.2
aws-lc-sys	0.37.0	0.39.0

Security Advisories Fixed

GHSA-394x-vwmw-crm3: X.509 Name Constraints Bypass via Wildcard/Unicode CN
RUSTSEC-2026-0044: CRL Distribution Point Scope Check Logic Error
PKCS7_verify Signature Validation Bypass
Timing Side-Channel in AES-CCM Tag Verification
PKCS7_verify Certificate Chain Validation Bypass

Notes

aws-lc-sys is a transitive dependency through rustls → aws-lc-rs. Running cargo update aws-lc-rs pulls in the latest patched version.

All advisories are patched in aws-lc-sys >= 0.39.0.

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- Updated project dependencies to their latest compatible versions.

arkanoider · 2026-03-21T14:26:36Z

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One important heads-up based on a previous learning from this repository: directly overriding aws-lc-sys to >= 0.38.0 in Cargo.toml is known to break Windows/MSVC builds due to a long-standing upstream issue where the build system does not pass /std:c11 to cl.exe, resulting in C atomics require C11 or later errors. Since this PR targets aws-lc-sys 0.39.0, it falls right in that problematic range. The recommended approach has been to wait for upstream crates (e.g., nostr-sdk) to adopt a compatible aws-lc-rs/aws-lc-sys version, and acknowledge the Dependabot alerts in the GitHub UI in the meantime.

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Repo: MostroP2P/mostrix PR: 38
File: Cargo.toml:62-66
Timestamp: 2026-03-17T08:19:56.335Z
Learning: In the MostroP2P/mostrix repository (Rust/Cargo project), directly overriding `aws-lc-sys` to >= 0.38.0 in Cargo.toml breaks Windows/MSVC builds due to a long-standing upstream issue where the build system does not pass `/std:c11` to `cl.exe`, causing `C atomics require C11 or later` errors. The correct fix is to wait for upstream crates (e.g., `nostr-sdk`) to adopt a compatible `aws-lc-rs`/`aws-lc-sys` version that builds on Windows. The `aws-lc-sys` Dependabot alerts should be acknowledged in the GitHub UI with a note about the Windows MSVC incompatibility until upstream support is available.

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Dependencies in Cargo.toml were bumped across multiple crates including mostro-core (0.8.0), tokio (1.50.0), config (0.15.22), serde (1.0.228), uuid (1.22.0), and rustls (0.23.37). The reqwest dependency was reformatted from inline to multiline array syntax while preserving existing feature configuration.

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Dependency Updates `Cargo.toml`	Version bumps for `mostro-core`, `tokio`, `config`, `serde`, `uuid`, and `rustls`. Reformatted `reqwest` dependency declaration to multiline array format with unchanged features (`rustls`, `json`, `http2`) and `default-features = false`.

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Title check	⚠️ Warning	The PR title claims to update 'aws-lc-sys' but the actual changes only update mostro-core, tokio, config, serde, uuid, and rustls in Cargo.toml. The aws-lc-sys update mentioned in the PR summary is not reflected in the file changes provided.	Revise the title to accurately reflect the actual dependency updates in the changeset, or verify that the Cargo.toml changes are complete and include the aws-lc-sys update.

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In `@Cargo.toml`:
- Around line 32-37: The updated rustls = "0.23.37" entry in Cargo.toml pulls in
aws-lc-sys 0.39.0 which breaks Windows/MSVC builds; to fix, revert or pin rustls
to the last known-compatible patch (e.g., 0.23.36) in the Cargo.toml entry for
rustls or add a crates-io override/patch to force a compatible
aws-lc-sys/aws-lc-rs version, and add a short PR note acknowledging the
Dependabot alert and that Windows/MSVC builds are intentionally guarded until
upstream (e.g., nostr-sdk/aws-lc-rs) provides a compatible release.

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Cargo.toml

coderabbitai · 2026-03-21T14:30:37Z

+reqwest = { version = "0.13.2", default-features = false, features = [
+  "rustls",
+  "json",
+  "http2",
+] }
+rustls = { version = "0.23.37", features = ["ring"] }


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#!/bin/bash # Verify the transitive dependency chain and aws-lc-sys version echo "Checking Cargo.lock for aws-lc-sys version..." rg "name = \"aws-lc-sys\"" -A2 Cargo.lock echo "" echo "Checking rustls dependency chain..." rg "name = \"rustls\"" -A5 Cargo.lock | head -20 echo "" echo "Checking if project has Windows CI or targets..." fd -e yml -e yaml . .github/workflows --exec cat {} \; 2>/dev/null | rg -i "windows" || echo "No Windows CI config found in workflows"

Repository: MostroP2P/mostrix

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rustls 0.23.37 will break Windows/MSVC builds via aws-lc-sys 0.39.0.

Updating rustls to 0.23.37 introduces aws-lc-sys 0.39.0 as a transitive dependency, which fails on Windows/MSVC because the build system does not pass /std:c11 to cl.exe, causing "C atomics require C11 or later" errors. Your project includes Windows CI targets, making this a breaking change.

Recommendation: Wait for upstream crates (e.g., nostr-sdk) to adopt a compatible aws-lc-rs/aws-lc-sys version that builds on Windows. Acknowledge the Dependabot alerts in the GitHub UI with a note about this incompatibility until upstream support is available.

If Windows support is not a project requirement, document that decision before merging.

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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@Cargo.toml` around lines 32 - 37, The updated rustls = "0.23.37" entry in Cargo.toml pulls in aws-lc-sys 0.39.0 which breaks Windows/MSVC builds; to fix, revert or pin rustls to the last known-compatible patch (e.g., 0.23.36) in the Cargo.toml entry for rustls or add a crates-io override/patch to force a compatible aws-lc-sys/aws-lc-rs version, and add a short PR note acknowledging the Dependabot alert and that Windows/MSVC builds are intentionally guarded until upstream (e.g., nostr-sdk/aws-lc-rs) provides a compatible release.

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Dependency-only PR looks good. I verified the diff and cargo check passes locally. Approving this update.

Updates aws-lc-rs 1.15.4 → 1.16.2 and aws-lc-sys 0.37.0 → 0.39.0 Fixes the following security advisories: - GHSA-394x-vwmw-crm3: X.509 Name Constraints Bypass via Wildcard/Unicode CN - RUSTSEC-2026-0044: CRL Distribution Point Scope Check Logic Error - PKCS7_verify Signature Validation Bypass - Timing Side-Channel in AES-CCM Tag Verification - PKCS7_verify Certificate Chain Validation Bypass All patched in aws-lc-sys >= 0.39.0

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chore: updated deps in cargo.toml

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