> CVE-2024-21629 [MEDIUM]

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PUBLISHED
2024-01-02 22:15
MODIFIED
2024-11-21 08:54
CVSS_SCORE V3
5.9
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.58%
Top 52.2%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2025-10-18 CVE PROJECT 🔗 2026-01-19 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-11-08 GITHUB 🔗 2026-11-10 OSV 🔗 2026-11-15

> DESCRIPTION

Rust EVM is an Ethereum Virtual Machine interpreter. In `rust-evm`, a feature called `record_external_operation` was introduced, allowing library users to record custom gas changes. This feature can have some bogus interactions with the call stack. In particular, during finalization of a `CREATE` or `CREATE2`, in the case that the substack execution happens successfully, `rust-evm` will first commit the substate, and then call `record_external_operation(Write(out_code.len()))`. If `record_external_operation` later fails, this error is returned to the parent call stack, instead of `Succeeded`. Yet, the substate commitment already happened. This causes smart contracts able to commit state changes, when the parent caller contract receives zero address (which usually indicates that the execution has failed). This issue only impacts library users with custom `record_external_operation` that returns errors. The issue is patched in release 0.41.1. No known workarounds are available.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

Evm Project - Evm
< 0.41.1

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
High (H)
Conditions spécifiques doivent être réunies pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Impact reste dans le périmètre du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
None (N)
Aucune divulgation d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Modification totale des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
None (N)
Aucune interruption de service

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
None
Aucune divulgation d'informations
Intégrité
High
Modification totale des données possible
Disponibilité
None
Aucune interruption de service

> GITHUB SECURITY ADVISORY

GHSA-27wg-99g8-2v4v MODERATE

Rust EVM erroneousle handles `record_external_operation` error return

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
RUST / evm
<= 0.41.0
Fixed in: 0.41.1

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

Erroneous handling of `record_external_operation` error return

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
1 versions affected
ALIASES:
GHSA-27wg-99g8-2v4v

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
02/01/2024 22:15
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 18/10/2025 14:47
CVEPROJECT
Champ modifié: CVE Project
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 1 year ago
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