CVE-2022-2879

NameCVE-2022-2879
DescriptionReader.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.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
golang-1.15 (PTS)bullseye1.15.15-1~deb11u4vulnerable
golang-1.19 (PTS)bookworm1.19.8-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
golang-1.11source(unstable)(unfixed)
golang-1.15source(unstable)(unfixed)
golang-1.17source(unstable)(unfixed)
golang-1.18source(unstable)1.18.7-1
golang-1.19source(unstable)1.19.2-1

Notes

[bullseye] - golang-1.15 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[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)
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