CVE-2022-23495: ProtoNode may be modified such that common method calls may panic in ipfs/go-merkledag
go-merkledag implements the 'DAGService' interface and adds two ipld node types, Protobuf and Raw for the ipfs project. A ProtoNode may be modified in such a way as to cause various encode errors which will trigger a panic on common method calls that don't allow for error returns. A ProtoNode should only be able to encode to valid DAG-PB, attempting to encode invalid DAG-PB forms will result in an error from the codec. Manipulation of an existing (newly created or decoded) ProtoNode using the modifier methods did not account for certain states that would place the ProtoNode into an unencodeable form. Due to conformance with the github.com/ipfs/go-block-format#Block and github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format#Node interfaces, certain methods, which internally require a re-encode if state has changed, will panic due to the inability to return an error. This issue has been addressed across a number of pull requests. Users are advised to upgrade to version 0.8.1 for a complete set of fixes. Users unable to upgrade may attempt to mitigate this issue by sanitising inputs when allowing user-input to set a new CidBuilder on a ProtoNode and by sanitising Tsize (Link#Size) values such that they are a reasonable byte-size for sub-DAGs where derived from user-input.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2022-23495?
CVE-2022-23495 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23495?
To mitigate CVE-2022-23495, update the go-merkledag library to version 0.8.2 or later, as it contains the necessary patches.
What are the impacted versions of go-merkledag for CVE-2022-23495?
CVE-2022-23495 affects go-merkledag versions between 0.4.0 and 0.8.1 inclusive.
What type of errors does CVE-2022-23495 cause?
CVE-2022-23495 can trigger encode errors that may lead to panics on common method calls.
Which interface does CVE-2022-23495 affect in go-merkledag?
CVE-2022-23495 affects the 'DAGService' interface implemented in go-merkledag.