Information Exposure Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.16.12-1.module+el8.5.0+13637+960c7771
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.53% (78th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGDOCS-2314933
- published 10 Dec 2021
- disclosed 9 Dec 2021
Introduced: 9 Dec 2021
CVE-2021-44717 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 golang-docs to version 0:1.16.12-1.module+el8.5.0+13637+960c7771 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-docs package and not the golang-docs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
Go before 1.16.12 and 1.17.x before 1.17.5 on UNIX allows write operations to an unintended file or unintended network connection as a consequence of erroneous closing of file descriptor 0 after file-descriptor exhaustion.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44717
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:5160
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/hcmEScgc00k
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
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