Memory leak in Go programming language - CVE-2025-22866

 

Memory leak in Go programming language - CVE-2025-22866

Published: February 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103932
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22866
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Go programming language

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a small number of bits of secret scalars are leaked on the ppc64le architecture in crypto/internal/nistec. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-22866

Install updates from vendor's website.

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