Privilege escalation in Golang Go
CVE-2022-29526
Go before 1.17.10 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 has Incorrect Privilege Assignment. When called with a non-zero flags parameter, the Faccessat function could incorrectly report that a file is accessible.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.030 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Golang Go
- Linux Kernel
- NetApp Beegfs Csi Driver
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/golang/go/issues/52313 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/Y5qrqw_lWdU (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-29526?
- CVE-2022-29526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Golang Go, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-29526?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-29526 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.