| Name | CVE-2022-2879 |
| Description | Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang-1.11 (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 1.11.6-1+deb10u4 | vulnerable |
| golang-1.15 (PTS) | bullseye | 1.15.15-1~deb11u4 | vulnerable |
| golang-1.19 (PTS) | bookworm, sid | 1.19.6-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| golang-1.11 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| golang-1.15 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| golang-1.17 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| golang-1.18 | source | (unstable) | 1.18.7-1 | |||
| golang-1.19 | source | (unstable) | 1.19.2-1 |
[buster] - golang-1.11 <postponed> (Limited support, follow bullseye DSAs/point-releases)
https://go.dev/issue/54853
https://github.com/golang/go/commit/4fa773cdefd20be093c84f731be7d4febf5536fa (go1.19.2)
https://github.com/golang/go/commit/0a723816cd205576945fa57fbdde7e6532d59d08 (go1.18.7)