Information Exposure Affecting golang-race package, versions <0:1.16.12-1.module+el8.5.0+13637+960c7771


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGRACE-2314945
  • published 10 Dec 2021
  • disclosed 9 Dec 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 golang-race 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-race package and not the golang-race 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

4.8 medium
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SUSE

4.8 medium