CVE-2021-38561: GO-2021-0113 - Out-of-bounds read in golang.org/x/text/language

CVE-2021-38561 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-10-06

Out-of-bounds read in golang.org/x/text/language

Technologies: golang.org/x/text (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-38561 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-38561 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-38561?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 October 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
golang.org/x/text (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-38561?
Yes. golang.org/x/text (Go): upgrade to 0.3.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-38561?
Check whether you run golang.org/x/text (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • golang.org/x/text (Go): upgrade to 0.3.7 or later
    go get golang.org/x/text@v0.3.7

Affected products

  • golang.org/x/text (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-38561
  • GHSA-ppp9-7jff-5vj2
  • GO-2021-0113

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