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LOW 3.3

GHSA-xhgw-qwwf-pg32

ebpf-go is vulnerable to integer overflow via LoadCollectionSpecFromReader

Quick fix

GHSA-xhgw-qwwf-pg32 — github.com/cilium/ebpf: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

go get github.com/cilium/ebpf@v0.22.0

Details

A vulnerability has been found in cilium ebpf up to 0.21.0. This affects the function loadRawSpec of the file btf/btf.go of the component LoadCollectionSpec/LoadCollectionSpecFromReader. Such manipulation of the argument offset leads to integer overflow. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 533dfc82fd228bfadf42ea7180c39de7d9af47fa. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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Affected packages

Go / github.com/cilium/ebpf
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 0.22.0
Fix go get github.com/cilium/ebpf@v0.22.0

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