CVE-2023-29403 (GCVE-0-2023-29403)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-08 20:19 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Unsafe behavior in setuid/setgid binaries in runtime
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-06 19:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-642 - External Control of Critical State Data
Assigner
References
8 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go standard library | runtime |
Affected:
0 , < 1.19.10
(semver)
Affected: 1.20.0-0 , < 1.20.5 (semver) |
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