CVE-2024-45338 Affecting golang-golang-x-net-dev package, versions <1:0.0+git20160110.4fd4a9f-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GOLANGGOLANGXNETDEV-8536627
  • published8 Jan 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2024

Introduced: 18 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-45338  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 golang-golang-x-net-dev to version 1:0.0+git20160110.4fd4a9f-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream golang-golang-x-net-dev package and not the golang-golang-x-net-dev package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker can craft an input to the Parse functions that would be processed non-linearly with respect to its length, resulting in extremely slow parsing. This could cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1