Google Go up to 1.17.11/1.18.3 path-filepath recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Go up to 1.17.11/1.18.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component path-filepath. The manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-30632. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Go up to 1.17.11/1.18.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component path-filepath. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uncontrolled recursion in Glob in path/filepath before Go 1.17.12 and Go 1.18.4 allows an attacker to cause a panic due to stack exhaustion via a path containing a large number of path separators.

The weakness was published 08/11/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at go.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-30632 since 05/12/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211529 (Oracle Linux 9 : grafana (ELSA-2024-9115)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.17.12 or 1.18.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211529) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0879). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Gentoo Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211529
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : grafana (ELSA-2024-9115)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Go 1.17.12/1.18.4

Timelineinfo

05/12/2022 🔍
08/11/2022 +91 days 🔍
08/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +1207 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-30c5ed5625
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-30632 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-30632
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206135
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0879 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2022 10:14
Updated: 11/30/2025 10:37
Changes: 08/11/2022 10:14 (41), 09/10/2022 07:16 (1), 09/10/2022 07:22 (11), 11/20/2024 10:36 (16), 11/30/2025 10:37 (7)
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