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CVE-2024-34156

CVE-2024-34156 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Stack exhaustion in Decoder.Decode in encoding/gob

Reported by go · Published September 6, 2024

Calling Decoder.Decode on a message which contains deeply nested structures can cause a panic due to stack exhaustion. This is a follow-up to CVE-2022-30635.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
aws-flb-firehoseWolfi1.7.2-r13
flux-image-reflector-controllerChainguard0.32.0-r8
gitnessChainguard3.0.0_beta6-r6
cert-manager-1.12Chainguard1.12.13-r1
wait-for-portChainguard1.0.8-r2
tflintWolfi0.53.0-r1
docker-credential-gcrChainguard2.1.25-r0
minifyChainguard2.20.37-r1
hubble-uiWolfi0.13.1-r6
prometheus-alertmanagerChainguard0.27.0-r10
kubernetes-csi-node-driver-registrar-2.6Chainguard2.6.3-r7
cert-manager-1.15Chainguard1.15.3-r1

88 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.

Risk scores

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

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Go standard libraryencoding/gob0, 1.23.0-0
wolfiaws-flb-firehose0
chainguardflux-image-reflector-controller0
chainguardgitness0
chainguardcert-manager-1.120
chainguardwait-for-port0
wolfitflint0
chainguarddocker-credential-gcr0
chainguardminify0
wolfihubble-ui0
chainguardprometheus-alertmanager0
chainguardkubernetes-csi-node-driver-registrar-2.60
chainguardcert-manager-1.150
chainguardingress-nginx-controller-fips-1.110
chainguardlitestream0
chainguardconfigmap-reload0
wolfifalcoctl0
wolfigo-1.230
chainguardprometheus-fips-2.540
chainguardistio-operator-1.220

…and 1405 more

Timeline

  • Sep 5, 2024 CVE Published
  • Sep 7, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Oct 4, 2024 Coalition ESS Score (11 in total, the first dated here)
  • May 5, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory (126 in total, the first dated here)
  • Nov 1, 2026 Distribution Patch (117 in total, the first dated here)

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