Improper Privilege Management Affecting golang-docs package, versions <0:1.17.12-1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-GOLANGDOCS-2888229
  • published12 May 2022
  • disclosed11 May 2022

Introduced: 11 May 2022

CVE-2022-29526  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-280  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 golang-docs to version 0:1.17.12-1.el9_0 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Go before 1.17.10 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 has Incorrect Privilege Assignment. When called with a non-zero flags parameter, the Faccessat function could incorrectly report that a file is accessible.

CVSS Scores

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