CVE-2022-29526: GO-2022-0493 - Incorrect privilege reporting in syscall and golang.org/x/sys/unix

CVE-2022-29526 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-07-15

Incorrect privilege reporting in syscall and golang.org/x/sys/unix

Technologies: stdlib (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-29526 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-29526 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-29526?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 July 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
golang.org/x/sys (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad; stdlib (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.17.10,introduced=1.18.0-0,fixed=1.18.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-29526?
Yes. golang.org/x/sys (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad or later; stdlib (Go): upgrade to 1.18.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-29526?
Check whether you run golang.org/x/sys (Go) or stdlib (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/sys (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad or later
    go get golang.org/x/sys@v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad
  • stdlib (Go): upgrade to 1.18.2 or later
    go get stdlib@v1.18.2

Affected products

  • golang.org/x/sys (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad
  • stdlib (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.17.10,introduced=1.18.0-0,fixed=1.18.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-29526
  • GHSA-p782-xgp4-8hr8
  • GO-2022-0493

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