On Windows, restricted files can be accessed via os.DirFS and http.Dir. The os.DirFS function and http.Dir type provide access to a tree of files rooted at a given directory. These functions permit access to Windows device files under that root. For example, os.DirFS("C:/tmp").Open("COM1") opens the COM1 device. Both os.DirFS and http.Dir only provide read-only filesystem access. In addition, on Windows, an os.DirFS for the directory (the root of the current drive) can permit a maliciously crafted path to escape from the drive and access any path on the system. With fix applied, the behavior of os.DirFS("") has changed. Previously, an empty root was treated equivalently to "/", so os.DirFS("").Open("tmp") would open the path "/tmp". This now returns an error.
References
Link Resource
https://go.dev/cl/455716 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://go.dev/issue/56694 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/L_3rmdT0BMU/m/yZDrXjIiBQAJ Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-1143 Patch Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published: 2022-12-07T16:11:18.867Z

Updated: 2023-06-12T19:05:39.487Z

Reserved: 2022-09-28T17:00:06.609Z


Link: CVE-2022-41720

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-12-07T17:15:10.293

Modified: 2022-12-12T14:58:01.733


Link: CVE-2022-41720

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