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.
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| golang-1.10 | — | — |
| golang-1.13 | — | — |
| golang-1.14 | — | — |
| golang-1.16 | — | — |
| golang-1.17 | — | — |
| golang-1.18 | — | — |
| golang-1.20 | — | — |
| golang-1.21 | — | — |
| golang-1.22 | — | — |
| golang-1.23 | — | — |
| golang-1.24 | — | — |
References
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