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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-29526-golang-org-x-sys-unix-has-incorrect-privilege-reporting-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-stdlib). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  go get golang.org/x/sys@v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad
  ```

- stdlib (Go): upgrade to 1.18.2 or later

  ```sh
  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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