| Name | CVE-2022-23773 |
| Description | cmd/go in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can misinterpret branch names that falsely appear to be version tags. This can lead to incorrect access control if an actor is supposed to be able to create branches but not tags. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| golang-1.11 (PTS) | buster | 1.11.6-1+deb10u4 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 1.11.6-1+deb10u7 | vulnerable |
| golang-1.15 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.15.15-1~deb11u4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[buster] - golang-1.11 <ignored> (Limited support, minor issue, requires branching access in hostile repository, intrusive patch, different code)
[stretch] - golang-1.8 <not-affected> (vgo/modfetch module not present)
[stretch] - golang-1.7 <not-affected> (vgo/modfetch module not present)
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/35671
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/SUsQn0aSgPQ
https://github.com/golang/go/commit/fbcc30a2c9d076b27b4b411e2cec91ec13528081 (go1.17.7)