[dependency] dependency updates and testing required

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Security Audit Report: Dependency Scanning

Date: June 11, 2026
Project: bbl_parser

Executive Summary

A security audit of the project's dependencies was performed using manual cross-referencing against the RustSec Advisory Database and cargo update --dry-run. One active vulnerability was identified in the regex crate. Multiple other dependencies are outdated and should be updated to ensure stability and security hardening before release.

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1. Security Vulnerabilities

ID	Crate	Current Version	Target Version	Severity	Vulnerability
VULN-001	regex	1.11.1	1.11.2+	High	Unsound bounds check elision. A bug in version 1.11.1 allows the compiler to unsoundly elide bounds checks, potentially leading to memory safety issues.

Recommendation

Update the regex dependency to version 1.11.2 or later immediately.

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2. Outdated Dependencies (High Priority)

The following dependencies have available updates that include bug fixes, performance improvements, or security hardening.

Crate	Current Version	Latest Compatible	Status
clap	4.5.40	4.6.1	Update Available
csv	1.3.1	1.4.0	Update Available
bitflags	2.9.1	2.13.0	Update Available
libc	0.2.173	0.2.186	Update Available
tempfile	3.20.0	3.27.0	Update Available
serde_json	1.0.140	1.0.150	Update Available
anyhow	1.0.98	1.0.102	Update Available

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3. Audit Methodology

• Advisory Check: Manual verification against the RustSec Advisory Database.
• Version Analysis: Evaluated using cargo update --dry-run and cargo metadata.
• Limitations: Automated tools (cargo-audit, osv-scanner) encountered environment-specific parsing or discovery errors. Findings are based on high-fidelity manual research.

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4. Remediation Plan

To resolve the identified vulnerability and update the workspace, run:

cargo update

Note: Verify that regex is updated to at least 1.11.2 in Cargo.lock after running the command.

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