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TI-2022-08727 Aliases CVE-2022-24921GHSA-6685-ffxp-xm6f

regexp.Compile in Go before 1.16.15 and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows stack exhaustion via a deeply nested expression.

Priority LOW 39CWE-674Published · 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: 12 fixed, 23 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

regexp.Compile in Go before 1.16.15 and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows stack exhaustion via a deeply nested expression.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03228 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 14 advisoriesRed Hat: 12 fixed, 23 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.16.15; 1.17 to before 1.17.8VulnerableGo standard library
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:astra_trident:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.16.15; 1.17 to before 1.17.8 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:astra_trident:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 14 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:0407 Released 2023-01-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Virtualization 4.12.0 RPMs security update
    • CNV 4.12 for RHEL 7 kubevirt-4.12.0-1057.el7, kubevirt-virtctl-4.12.0-1057.el7, kubevirt-virtctl-redistributable-4.12.0-1057.el7
    • CNV 4.12 for RHEL 8 kubevirt-4.12.0-1057.el8, kubevirt-virtctl-4.12.0-1057.el8, kubevirt-virtctl-redistributable-4.12.0-1057.el8
  • RHSA-2022:8750 Released 2022-12-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Virtualization 4.11.1 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
  • RHSA-2022:6714 Released 2022-09-26 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    RHACS 3.72 enhancement and security update
    • RHACS 3.72 for RHEL 8 advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-docs-rhel8, advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-main-rhel8, advanced-cluster-security/rhacs-rhel8-operator +3
Show 11 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:6526 Released 2022-09-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift 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
  • RHSA-2022:6277 Released 2022-08-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1.5 security update
    • OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1 servicemesh-2.1.5-1.el8, servicemesh-cni-2.1.5-1.el8, servicemesh-operator-2.1.5-1.el8 +6
  • RHSA-2022:6156 Released 2022-08-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red 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-2022:6040 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Release of OpenShift Serverless 1.24.0
    • Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.24 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-2022:6042 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Release of OpenShift Serverless Client kn 1.24.0
    • Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 openshift-serverless-clients-1.3.1-4.el8
  • RHSA-2022:5068 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift 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-2022:5799 Released 2022-08-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    go-toolset and golang security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) go-toolset-1.17.12-1.el9_0, golang-1.17.12-1.el9_0, golang-bin-1.17.12-1.el9_0 +5
  • RHSA-2022:5730 Released 2022-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.25 bug fix and 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 Moderate
    OpenShift 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-2022:5337 Released 2022-06-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    go-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-1.17.10-1.module+el8.6.0+15486+6d4da7db.aarch64::go-toolset:rhel8 +18
  • RHSA-2022:5415 Released 2022-06-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    go-toolset-1.17 and go-toolset-1.17-golang security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Developer Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) go-toolset-1.17-golang-1.17.10-1.el7_9, go-toolset-1.17-golang-bin-1.17.10-1.el7_9, go-toolset-1.17-golang-docs-1.17.10-1.el7_9 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Migration Toolkit for ContainersAffectedNo fix yet
OpenShift ServerlessAffectedNo fix yet
OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0AffectedNo fix yet
OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Ceph Storage 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift on AWSAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Service Telemetry Framework 1.2 for RHEL 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Service Telemetry Framework 1.3 for RHEL 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
CNV 4.12 for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2023:0407
CNV 4.12 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:0407
OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1Fixed RHSA-2022:6277
RHACS 3.72 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:6714
RHODF 4.11 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:6156
Red Hat Developer Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:5415
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:5337
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:5799
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10Fixed RHSA-2022:5729, RHSA-2022:5730
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11Fixed RHSA-2022:5068
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0Fixed RHSA-2022:6042
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.24Fixed RHSA-2022:6040
Not affected: 10 products
  • Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1
  • RHACS 3.72 for RHEL 8
  • RHODF 4.11 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Developer Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24921
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6685-ffxp-xm6f

References

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