CVE-2020-28362 Denial of service in n/a
A flaw in the Go standard library allows attackers to cause a denial of service, requiring developers to upgrade their Go runtime.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-28362?
CVE-2020-28362 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 18 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Go before 1.14.12 and 1.15.x before 1.15.4 allows Denial of Service.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28362?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including golang and stdlib. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
golang Bitnami | All versions | 1.14.12, 1.15.5 |
stdlib Go | From 1.14.0-0 | 1.14.12, 1.15.5 |
Linux distribution packages (1)
kiali Red Hat:service_mesh:2.0::el8 | All versions | 0:v1.24.4.redhat2-1.el8 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Golang Go, Netapp Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent, Netapp Trident.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28362?
Upgrade golang to a fixed version for your release line: 1.14.12 or 1.15.5.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-28362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-79068, AZL-98991, BIT-golang-2020-28362, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28362, GHSA-gff4-9rfx-4pcw, GO-2021-0069 and 2 more.