CVE-2021-41771 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds memory access in the Go debug/macho package can cause a crash when parsing malformed Mach-O files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-41771?

CVE-2021-41771 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ImportedSymbols in debug/macho (for Open or OpenFat) in Go before 1.16.10 and 1.17.x before 1.17.3 Accesses a Memory Location After the End of a Buffer, aka an out-of-bounds slice situation.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41771?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including golang and stdlib. It affects 3 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
golang BitnamiAll versions1.16.10, 1.17.3
stdlib GoAll versions1.16.10, 1.17.3

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Golang Go.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41771?

Upgrade golang to a fixed version for your release line: 1.16.10 or 1.17.3.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-41771 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41771 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-6451, AZL-79102, AZL-98868, BIT-golang-2021-41771, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41771, GHSA-g56w-5r6h-483w and 3 more.

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