CVE-2021-44717
Public on 2022-01-01
Modified on 2024-01-30
Description
There's a flaw in golang's syscall.ForkExec() interface. An attacker who manages to first cause a file descriptor exhaustion for the process, then cause syscall.ForkExec() to be called repeatedly, could compromise data integrity and/or confidentiality in a somewhat uncontrolled way in programs linked with and using syscall.ForkExec().
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | golang | 2022-04-25 | ALAS-2022-1583 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | golang | 2022-04-25 | ALAS2-2022-1776 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | golang | 2022-07-06 | ALAS2-2022-1811 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Golang1.19 Extra | golang | 2023-08-07 | ALAS2GOLANG1.19-2023-002 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | golang | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-048 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |