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CVE-2023-29404

Improper handling of non-optional LDFLAGS in go command with cgo in cmd/go

Published: Jun 8, 2023Updated: Jan 6, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-94
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The go command may execute arbitrary code at build time when using cgo. This may occur when running "go get" on a malicious module, or when running any other command which builds untrusted code. This is can by triggered by linker flags, specified via a "#cgo LDFLAGS" directive. The arguments for a number of flags which are non-optional are incorrectly considered optional, allowing disallowed flags to be smuggled through the LDFLAGS sanitization. This affects usage of both the gc and gccgo compilers.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Ceph StorageOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat StorageOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Developer ToolsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
golang
oss-project·US
go
OSS Libraries
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The Go Project
oss-projectaka crypto, golang-google-protobuf, go
Go
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://go.dev/cl/501225
go.dev
https://go.dev/issue/60305
go.dev
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/q5135a9d924/m/j0ZoAJOHAwAJ
groups.google.com
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