GO-2023-1772

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    GO-2023-1772

    Published: 24 May 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Memory exhaustion in github.com/distribution/distribution

    Details: Systems that run distribution built after a specific commit running on memory-restricted environments can suffer from denial of service by a crafted malicious /v2/_catalog API endpoint request.

    References: https://github.com/distribution/distribution/commit/f55a6552b006a381d9167e328808565dd2bf77dc, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqxw-f8mx-cpmw

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/distribution/distribution

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/distribution/distribution

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.8.2-beta.1+incompatible

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    GO-2023-1772 | CVE-DB