CVE-2023-29403
Unsafe behavior in setuid/setgid binaries in runtime
At a glance
- Severity
- HIGH 7.8
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.43 % · percentile 37 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Go
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
Advisories
- GO-2023-1840 — Unsafe behavior in setuid/setgid binaries in runtime
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-32974
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-29403
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0339 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0622 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0524 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0256 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Broadcom VMware Tanzu Greenplum · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0145 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0074 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0061 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0839 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0701 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0650 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.19.10cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 1.20.0 < 1.20.5cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Go standard library · runtime | affected 0 < 1.19.10 ; affected 1.20.0-0 < 1.20.5 |
References
- https://go.dev/issue/60272
- https://go.dev/cl/501223
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/q5135a9d924/m/j0ZoAJOHAwAJ
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1840
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XBS3IIK6ADV24C5ULQU55QLT2UE762ZX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZ2O6YCO2IZMZJELQGZYR2WAUNEDLYV6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-09
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0009/
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |