GO-2023-1860 - IBC protocol "Huckleberry" vulnerability in github.com/cosmos/ibc-go

Severity: info · Published 2023-06-15

IBC protocol "Huckleberry" vulnerability in github.com/cosmos/ibc-go

Technologies: github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4 (Go), github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5 (Go), github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 (Go), github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
How severe is This vulnerability?
Informational severity, published 15 June 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.3,introduced=4.2.0,fixed=4.2.2,introduced=4.3.0,fixed=4.3.1,introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.1; github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.1,introduced=5.3.0,fixed=5.3.1; github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=6.1.1; github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=7.0.1.
Is there a fix for This vulnerability?
Yes. github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later; github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.3.1 or later; github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 (Go): upgrade to 6.1.1 or later; github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 (Go): upgrade to 7.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected?
Check whether you run github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4 (Go), github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5 (Go), github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 (Go) or one of the others listed 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

  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.4.1 or later
    go get github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4@v4.4.1
  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5 (Go): upgrade to 5.3.1 or later
    go get github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5@v5.3.1
  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 (Go): upgrade to 6.1.1 or later
    go get github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6@v6.1.1
  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 (Go): upgrade to 7.0.1 or later
    go get github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7@v7.0.1

Affected products

  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.1.3,introduced=4.2.0,fixed=4.2.2,introduced=4.3.0,fixed=4.3.1,introduced=4.4.0,fixed=4.4.1
  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v5 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=5.2.1,introduced=5.3.0,fixed=5.3.1
  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=6.1.1
  • github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=7.0.1

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