UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2879

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2879

    Published: 14 Oct 2022Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-2879

    Summary:

    Details: Reader.Read does not set a limit on the maximum size of file headers. A maliciously crafted archive could cause Read to allocate unbounded amounts of memory, potentially causing resource exhaustion or panics. After fix, Reader.Read limits the maximum size of header blocks to 1 MiB.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2879, https://go.dev/issue/54853, https://github.com/golang/go/commit/4fa773cdefd20be093c84f731be7d4febf5536fa, https://github.com/golang/go/commit/0a723816cd205576945fa57fbdde7e6532d59d08, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6038-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6038-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2879

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang-1.10

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-1.10?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.10.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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