Add advisory for potato: invalid UTF-8 from safe code via RefStr#2854
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Add advisory for potato: invalid UTF-8 from safe code via RefStr#2854yaokunzhang wants to merge 1 commit into
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Undefined behavior via invalid UTF-8 construction from safe code.
RefStr::from_slice()is declared safe but uses unsafe internals without validation. Combined withto_str(), this allows producing invalid&strfrom safe code, violating Rust's safety guarantees.Checklist
RUSTSEC-0000-0000as the IDdatefield is set to the public disclosure date