ImportedSymbols in debug/macho (for Open or OpenFat) in Go before 1.16.10 and 1.17.x…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published · 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: 4 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
ImportedSymbols in debug/macho (for Open or OpenFat) in Go before 1.16.10 and 1.17.x before 1.17.3 Accesses a Memory Location After the End of a Buffer, aka an out-of-bounds slice situation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04698 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 5 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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.16.10; 1.17.0 to before 1.17.3 | Vulnerable | Go standard library |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 34 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.16.10; 1.17.0 to before 1.17.3 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 34 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2022:1819 Released 2022-05-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatego-toolset:rhel8 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) delve-1.7.2-1.module+el8.6.0+12972+ebab5911.src::go-toolset:rhel8, delve-1.7.2-1.module+el8.6.0+12972+ebab5911.x86_64::go-toolset:rhel8, go-toolset-1.17.7-1.module+el8.6.0+14297+32a15e19.aarch64::go-toolset:rhel8 +18
- RHSA-2022:1747 Released 2022-05-09 · Red Hat rating LowRelease of OpenShift Serverless Version 1.22.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.22 openshift-serverless-1-tech-preview/eventing-kafka-broker-controller-rhel8, openshift-serverless-1-tech-preview/eventing-kafka-broker-dispatcher-rhel8, openshift-serverless-1-tech-preview/eventing-kafka-broker-receiver-rhel8 +35
- RHSA-2022:1745 Released 2022-05-09 · Red Hat rating LowRelease of OpenShift Serverless Client kn 1.22.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 openshift-serverless-clients-1.1.0-2.el8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:1734 Released 2022-05-05 · Red Hat rating ModerateMigration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) 1.7.1 security and bug fix update
- 8Base-RHMTC-1.7 rhmtc/openshift-migration-controller-rhel8, rhmtc/openshift-migration-must-gather-rhel8, rhmtc/openshift-migration-velero-rhel8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Serverless | 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 |
| Service Telemetry Framework 1.3 for RHEL 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| 8Base-RHMTC-1.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1734 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1819 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1745 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1747 |
Not affected: 14 products
- 8Base-RHMTC-1.7
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 2
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
- Red Hat Quay 3
- Red Hat Storage 3
- Service Telemetry Framework 1.2 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g56w-5r6h-483w
References
Advisory 8
- FEDORA-2021-2ef35beebf
- FEDORA-2021-2b2dd1b5a7
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220121 [SECURITY] [DLA 2891-1] golang-1.8 security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220121 [SECURITY] [DLA 2892-1] golang-1.7 security update
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/0fM21h43arc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0003/
- GLSA-202208-02
Sources
- CVE-2021-41771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g56w-5r6h-483w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-41771 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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