On Unix platforms, the Go runtime does not behave differently when a binary is run with the setuid/setgid bits. This can be dangerous in certain cases, such as when dumping memory state, or assuming the status of standard i/o file descriptors. If a setuid/setgid binary is executed with standard I/O file descriptors closed, opening any files can result in unexpected content being read or written with elevated privileges. Similarly, if a setuid/setgid program is terminated, either via panic or signal, it may leak the contents of its registers.
CVE-2023-29403
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-06-08. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 35.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 8, 2023
Last Modified
January 6, 2025
References (15)
- security@golanghttps://go.dev/cl/501223
- security@golanghttps://go.dev/issue/60272
- security@golanghttps://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/q5135a9d924/m/j0ZoAJOHAwAJ
- security@golanghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NZ2O6YCO2IZMZJELQGZYR2WAUNEDLYV6/
- security@golanghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XBS3IIK6ADV24C5ULQU55QLT2UE762ZX/
- security@golanghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1840
- security@golanghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://go.dev/cl/501223
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://go.dev/issue/60272
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/q5135a9d924/m/j0ZoAJOHAwAJ
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NZ2O6YCO2IZMZJELQGZYR2WAUNEDLYV6/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XBS3IIK6ADV24C5ULQU55QLT2UE762ZX/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1840
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0009/
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | golang-1.18-src (1.18.1-1ubuntu1~20.04.3) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | golang-1.17-src (1.17.13-3ubuntu1.2) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | go-toolset-1.19-golang-0:1.19.10-1.el7_9 | 2023-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | go-toolset:rhel8-8080020230627164522.6b4b45d8 | 2023-06-29 | redhat |
| redhat | go-toolset-0:1.19.10-1.el9_2 | 2023-06-29 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| stdlib | — | 1.20.5 | — |
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All Vendor Advisories
(6)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-294032025-09-04
Unsafe behavior in setuid/setgid binaries in runtime
- Red HatRHSA-2023:3920IMPORTANT2023-06-08
RHSA-2023:3920 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:3922IMPORTANT2023-06-08
RHSA-2023:3922 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:3923IMPORTANT2023-06-08
RHSA-2023:3923 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-7061-1MEDIUM
Go vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7109-1MEDIUM
Go vulnerabilities
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