CVE-2024-8244

Public on 2025-08-06
Modified on 2025-08-06
Description
The filepath.Walk and filepath.WalkDir functions are documented as not following symbolic links, but both functions are susceptible to a TOCTOU (time of check/time of use) race condition where a portion of the path being walked is replaced with a symbolic link while the walk is in progress.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 golang No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core golang Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 golang Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N