Description
On Unix platforms, the Go runtime does not behave differently when a binary is run with the setuid/setgid bits. This can be dangerous in certain cases, such as when dumping memory state, or assuming the status of standard i/o file descriptors. If a setuid/setgid binary is executed with standard I/O file descriptors closed, opening any files can result in unexpected content being read or written with elevated privileges. Similarly, if a setuid/setgid program is terminated, either via panic or signal, it may leak the contents of its registers.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- required
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-668
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- GOLANG
- Published
- 6/8/2023
- Last Modified
- 1/6/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
golang : gogolang : gofedoraproject : fedora
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