Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting github.com/golang/sys/unix package, versions <0.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.24% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMGOLANGSYSUNIX-7411422
  • published 28 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 3 Feb 2023
  • credit Joël Gähwiler

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/golang/sys/unix to version 0.1.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment such that when called with a non-zero flags parameter, the Faccessat function can incorrectly report that a file is accessible.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    None
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None