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CVE-2022-23772

golang: math/big: uncontrolled memory consumption due to an unhandled overflow via Rat.SetString

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 19, 2022

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the big package of the math library in golang. The Rat.SetString could cause an overflow, and if left unhandled, it could lead to excessive memory use. This issue could allow a remote attacker to impact the availability of the system.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 are affected, because the code-base is affected by this vulnerability.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact, and the issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, hence, marked as Out-of-Support-Scope.

For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle & Updates Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound