Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation Affecting golang-src package, versions <0:1.17.12-1.module+el8.6.0+16014+a372c00b


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GOLANGSRC-2951497
  • published 15 Jul 2022
  • disclosed 12 Jul 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 golang-src to version 0:1.17.12-1.module+el8.6.0+16014+a372c00b or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-src package and not the golang-src package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Uncontrolled recursion in the Parse functions in go/parser before Go 1.17.12 and Go 1.18.4 allow an attacker to cause a panic due to stack exhaustion via deeply nested types or declarations.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

5.5 medium
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SUSE

6.2 medium