In-band key negotiation issue in AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-327.
Summary
A vulnerability in the in-band key negotiation exists in the AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang versions prior to V2. An attacker with write access to the targeted bucket can change the encryption algorithm of an object in the bucket, which can then allow them to change AES-GCM to AES-CTR. Using this in combination with a decryption oracle can reveal the authentication key used by AES-GCM as decrypting the GMAC tag leaves the authentication key recoverable as an algebraic equation. It is recommended to update your SDK to V2 or later, and re-encrypt your files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang | stable – V1 | — | No fix listed | CNA | |
| — | github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go (Go) | before 1.34.0 | 1.34.0 | Patch available | GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw |
- AWS S3 Crypto SDK for GoLang VendorGoogle Affected stable – V1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.34.0 Fixed in 1.34.0 Patch available GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go (Go) Fixed in 1.34.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:3851 Released 2021-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat 3scale API Management 2.11.0 Release - Container Images
- Red Hat 3Scale AMP 2.11 3scale-amp2/3scale-rhel7-operator, 3scale-amp2/3scale-rhel7-operator-metadata, 3scale-amp2/apicast-gateway-rhel8 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| A-MQ Interconnect 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| OpenShift Serverless | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Integration Service Registry | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat 3Scale AMP 2.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3851 |
Not affected: 11 products
- OpenShift Service Mesh 1
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
- Red Hat Cluster Application Migration
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8912
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/pull/3403
- https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/commit/1e84382fa1c0086362b5a4b68e068d4f8518d40e
- https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/commit/ae9b9fd92af132cfd8d879809d8611825ba135f4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1869801
- https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go
- https://github.com/sophieschmieg/exploits/tree/master/aws_s3_crypto_poc
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0646
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Sources
- CVE-2020-8912 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8912 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f33-f4f5-xwgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-8912 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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