CVE-2022-23772 Integer overflow in n/a

High 7.5 Published 11 Feb 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

An integer overflow in Go's math/big package allows attackers to cause uncontrolled memory consumption, leading to denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2022-23772?

CVE-2022-23772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rat.SetString in math/big in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 has an overflow that can lead to Uncontrolled Memory Consumption.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23772?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including golang and stdlib. It affects 6 products.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`golang` Bitnami	All versions	`1.16.14, 1.17.7`
`stdlib` Go	All versions	`1.16.14, 1.17.7`

Linux distribution packages (4)

`openshift` Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8	All versions	`0:4.15.0-202408131909.p0.gbc3c7c5.assembly.stream.el8`
`openshift-hyperkube` Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el8	All versions	`0:4.15.0-202408131909.p0.gbc3c7c5.assembly.stream.el8`
`openshift` Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el9	All versions	`0:4.15.0-202408131909.p0.gbc3c7c5.assembly.stream.el9`
`openshift-hyperkube` Red Hat:openshift:4.15::el9	All versions	`0:4.15.0-202408131909.p0.gbc3c7c5.assembly.stream.el9`

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Golang Go, Netapp Beegfs Csi Driver, Netapp Cloud Insights Telegraf Agent, Netapp Kubernetes Monitoring Operator, Netapp Storagegrid.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23772?

Upgrade golang to a fixed version for your release line: 1.16.14 or 1.17.7.

Is CVE-2022-23772 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-8512, BIT-golang-2022-23772, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23772, GHSA-q99m-p7hq-5v4f, GO-2021-0317, RHSA-2024:5754 and 1 more.