cmd/go in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can misinterpret branch names that…
Priority LOW 38CWE-436Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 16 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
cmd/go in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can misinterpret branch names that falsely appear to be version tags. This can lead to incorrect access control if an actor is supposed to be able to create branches but not tags.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02676 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 12 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 16 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.16.14; 1.17.0 to before 1.17.7 | Vulnerable | Go standard library |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:beegfs_csi_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_telegraf_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:kubernetes_monitoring_operator:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | NetApp |
- cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.16.14; 1.17.0 to before 1.17.7 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:beegfs_csi_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_telegraf_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:kubernetes_monitoring_operator:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
Remediation
Red Hat 12 advisories
- RHSA-2023:1529 Released 2023-03-30 · Red Hat rating ModerateService Telemetry Framework 1.5 security update
- Service Telemetry Framework 1.5 for RHEL 8 stf/sg-core-rhel8
- RHSA-2023:0408 Released 2023-01-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Virtualization 4.12.0 Images security update
- CNV 4.12 for RHEL 8 container-native-virtualization/hostpath-csi-driver, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-provisioner-rhel8, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-provisioner-rhel8-operator +9
- RHSA-2022:6526 Released 2022-09-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Virtualization 4.11.0 Images security and bug fix update
- CNV 4.11 for RHEL 8 container-native-virtualization/checkup-framework, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-csi-driver, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-csi-driver-rhel8 +11
Show 9 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:6156 Released 2022-08-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.11.0 security, enhancement, & bugfix update
- RHODF 4.11 for RHEL 8 odf4/cephcsi-rhel8, odf4/mcg-core-rhel8, odf4/mcg-rhel8-operator +12
- RHSA-2022:6094 Released 2022-08-23 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.28 packages and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 cri-o-1.23.3-13.rhaos4.10.git6af791c.1.el7, cri-o-1.23.3-14.rhaos4.10.git6af791c.1.el8
- RHSA-2022:5068 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.11.0 packages and security update
- Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 libsodium-1.0.16-5.el8, libsodium-devel-1.0.16-5.el8, libsodium-static-1.0.16-5.el8 +47
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 afterburn-5.3.0-1.rhaos4.11.el8, atomic-openshift-service-idler-4.11.0-202206222028.p0.g39cfc66.assembly.stream.el8, bootupd-0.2.5-3.rhaos4.11.el8 +47
- RHSA-2022:5875 Released 2022-08-09 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.26 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-2022:5729 Released 2022-08-01 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.25 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 atomic-openshift-service-idler-4.10.0-202207192015.p0.g39cfc66.assembly.stream.el8, cri-o-1.23.3-11.rhaos4.10.gitddf4b1a.1.el7, cri-o-1.23.3-11.rhaos4.10.gitddf4b1a.1.el8 +10
- RHSA-2022:5004 Released 2022-06-13 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1.3 security update
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 servicemesh-2.1.3-1.el8, servicemesh-cni-2.1.3-1.el8, servicemesh-operator-2.1.3-2.el8 +6
- RHSA-2022:4863 Released 2022-06-01 · Red Hat rating ModerateRelease of OpenShift Serverless Version 1.22.1
- 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-2022:4860 Released 2022-06-01 · Red Hat rating ModerateRelease of OpenShift Serverless Client kn 1.22.1
- Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 openshift-serverless-clients-1.1.0-3.el8
- 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
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Toolkit for Containers | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Serverless | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| 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 Virtualization 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Service Telemetry Framework 1.3 for RHEL 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Service Telemetry Framework 1.4 for RHEL 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| CNV 4.12 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0408 |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5004 |
| RHODF 4.11 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6156 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1819 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5729, RHSA-2022:5875, RHSA-2022:6094 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5068 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:4860 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:4863 |
| Service Telemetry Framework 1.5 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1529 |
Not affected: 13 products
- CNV 4.12 for RHEL 8
- Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
- RHODF 4.11 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
- Red Hat OpenShift on AWS
- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4
- Red Hat Quay 3
- Red Hat Storage 3
- Service Telemetry Framework 1.5 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23773
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52j8-p7r3-733m
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-23773 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23773 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52j8-p7r3-733m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-23773 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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