Multiple vulnerabilities in Go programming language

Published: 2024-05-09

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-24787 CVE-2024-24788
CWE-ID	CWE-426 CWE-835
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Go programming language Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages
Vendor	Google

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU89295

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24787

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path in md/go. A remote attacker can trick the victim to build a Go module which contains CGO to trigger arbitrary code execution when using the Apple version of ld, due to usage of the -lto_library flag in a "#cgo LDFLAGS" directive.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Go programming language: 1.0 - 1.22.2

External links

http://go.dev/issue/67119
http://go.dev/cl/583815
http://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/wkkO4P9stm0
http://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2825

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU89296

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24788

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')