Memory Leak Affecting golang-misc package, versions <0:1.21.9-2.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-GOLANGMISC-12152575
  • published22 Aug 2025
  • disclosed20 Mar 2024

Introduced: 20 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-1394  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 golang-misc to version 0:1.21.9-2.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2562.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-misc package and not the golang-misc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak flaw was found in Golang in the RSA encrypting/decrypting code, which might lead to a resource exhaustion vulnerability using attacker-controlled inputs​. The memory leak happens in github.com/golang-fips/openssl/openssl/rsa.go#L113. The objects leaked are pkey​ and ctx​. That function uses named return parameters to free pkey​ and ctx​ if there is an error initializing the context or setting the different properties. All return statements related to error cases follow the "return nil, nil, fail(...)" pattern, meaning that pkey​ and ctx​ will be nil inside the deferred function that should free them.

CVSS Base Scores

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