golang.org/x/net before v0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 allows attackers to cause a…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
golang.org/x/net before v0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted ParseFragment input.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07492 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial golang.org/x/net (Go): 0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 8 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | golang.org/x/net (Go) | before 0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 | 0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 | Patch available | GHSA-83g2-8m93-v3w7 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- golang.org/x/net (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 Fixed in 0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 Patch available GHSA-83g2-8m93-v3w7
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.15.12; 1.16.0 – 1.16.4 | Vulnerable | Go standard library |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.15.12; 1.16.0 – 1.16.4 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-83g2-8m93-v3w7 golang.org/x/net (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20210520170846-37e1c6afe023 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2021:4627 Released 2021-11-15 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenshift Logging 5.3.0 bug fix and security update
- OpenShift Logging 5.3 openshift-logging/elasticsearch-proxy-rhel8, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-rhel8-operator
- RHSA-2021:3759 Released 2021-10-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.9.0 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 openshift4/ose-baremetal-rhel8-operator, openshift4/ose-console, openshift4/ose-etcd +4
- RHSA-2021:2438 Released 2021-07-27 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.8.2 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 openshift4/driver-toolkit-rhel8, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, openshift4/network-tools-rhel8 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Assisted Installer 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Logging 5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4627 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2438 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3759 |
Not affected: 14 products
- OpenShift Logging 5.3
- OpenShift Serverless
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33194
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83g2-8m93-v3w7
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2021-33194 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-33194 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83g2-8m93-v3w7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-33194 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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