high
7.5
CWE
674
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-34156: Stack exhaustion in Decoder.Decode in encoding/gob

First published: Fri Sep 06 2024(Updated: )

Calling Decoder.Decode on a message which contains deeply nested struc ...

Credit: security@golang.org security@golang.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
IBM Rational Team Concert<=1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.2.1, 1.0.3
debian/golang-1.15<=1.15.15-1~deb11u4
debian/golang-1.19<=1.19.8-2
debian/golang-1.23
1.23.7-1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-34156?

    CVE-2024-34156 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause application crashes.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-34156?

    To remediate CVE-2024-34156, upgrade to golang-1.22 version 1.22.11-1 or golang-1.23 version 1.23.5-1.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2024-34156?

    CVE-2024-34156 affects IBM Concert Software versions up to 1.0.3 and specific versions of golang in Debian.

  • What mitigation strategies exist for CVE-2024-34156?

    Mitigation can be achieved by limiting the depth of nested structures in messages processed by Decoder.Decode.

  • Is CVE-2024-34156 a follow-up to any previous vulnerabilities?

    Yes, CVE-2024-34156 is a follow-up to CVE-2022-30635, relating to similar stack exhaustion issues.

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