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GHSA-8c75-8mhr-p7r9

rust-openssl has incorrect bounds assertion in aes key wrap

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### Summary ``aes::unwrap_key()`` has an incorrect bounds assertion on the out buffer size, which can lead to out-of-bounds write.

### Details ``aes::unwrap_key()`` contains an incorrect assertion: it checks that `out.len() + 8 <= in_.len()`, but this condition is reversed. The intended invariant is `out.len() >= in_.len() - 8`, ensuring the output buffer is large enough.

Because of the inverted check, the function only accepts buffers at or below the minimum required size and rejects larger ones. If a smaller buffer is provided the function will write past the end of `out` by `in_.len() - 8 - out.len()` bytes, causing an out-of-bounds write from a safe public function.

### Impact Vulnerable applications using AES keywrap and allowing attacker controlled buffer sizes could have an attacker trigger an out-of-bounds write.

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Affected packages

crates.io/openssl
Introduced in: 0.10.24Fixed in: 0.10.78

Upgrade openssl to 0.10.78 or newer (ecosystem crates.io).

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