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CVE-2021-38561

Published: 26 December 2022

golang.org/x/text/language in golang.org/x/text before 0.3.7 can panic with an out-of-bounds read during BCP 47 language tag parsing. Index calculation is mishandled. If parsing untrusted user input, this can be used as a vector for a denial-of-service attack.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
golang-golang-x-text
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (0.3.2-4ubuntu0.1)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy
Released (0.3.7-1)
kinetic
Released (0.3.7-1)
lunar
Released (0.3.7-1)
mantic
Released (0.3.7-1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://go.googlesource.com/text/+/383b2e75a7a4198c42f8f87833eefb772868a56f
golang-x-text
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (0.0~git20170627.0.6353ef0-1ubuntu2.1)
focal Ignored
(transitional package)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Needed

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H