CVE-2020-36213: Update unsound DrainFilter and RString::retain

August 25, 2021 (updated June 15, 2022)

An issue was discovered in the abi_stable crate before 0.9.1 for Rust. A retain call can create an invalid UTF-8 string, violating soundness.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqxc-qrq4-w5v4
github.com/rodrimati1992/abi_stable_crates/issues/44
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36213
rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0105.html

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