Go before 1.16.10 and 1.17.x before 1.17.3 allows an archive/zip Reader.Open panic via a…
Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 11 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Go before 1.16.10 and 1.17.x before 1.17.3 allows an archive/zip Reader.Open panic via a crafted ZIP archive containing an invalid name or an empty filename field.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03253 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 11 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:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- 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:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
Red Hat 7 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 4 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
- RHSA-2022:0056 Released 2022-03-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.3 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, openshift4/network-tools-rhel8 +47
- RHSA-2022:0055 Released 2022-03-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.3 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 coreos-installer-0.12.0-1.rhaos4.10.el8, coreos-installer-bootinfra-0.12.0-1.rhaos4.10.el8, cri-o-1.23.0-92.rhaos4.10.gitdaab4d1.el7 +11
- RHSA-2021:5176 Released 2021-12-16 · Red Hat rating Importantgo-toolset-1.16 and go-toolset-1.16-golang security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Developer Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) go-toolset-1.16-1.16.12-1.el7_9, go-toolset-1.16-build-1.16.12-1.el7_9, go-toolset-1.16-golang-1.16.12-1.el7_9 +8
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 |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 3 | 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 Ceph Storage 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Service Telemetry Framework 1.2 for RHEL 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| 8Base-RHMTC-1.7 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1734 |
| Red Hat Developer Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:5176 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1819 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0055, RHSA-2022:0056 |
| 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 Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10
- 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
- Service Telemetry Framework 1.3 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41772
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rv2-6fw3-rxjg
References
Advisory 6
Sources
- CVE-2021-41772 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-41772 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8rv2-6fw3-rxjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-41772 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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