SB2022041002 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Go programming language

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23772)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the Rat.SetString(0 function in math/big. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Incorrect authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23773)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists within cmd/go, which can misinterpret branch names that falsely appear to be version tags. This can lead to  a situation where an attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and perform restricted actions, e.g. create tags when access was granted to create branches only.

3) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23806)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value within the Curve.IsOnCurve() function in crypto/elliptic. A remote attacker can force the application to incorrectly return true in situations with a big.Int value that is not a valid field element. As a result, an attacker can modify application flow, which can lead to unauthorized data modification or denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220225-0006/