Skip to main content
No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2022-32189

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2022-08-10
  • Fixed in1.18.5 · 1.17.13

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

A too-short encoded message can cause a panic in Float.GobDecode and Rat GobDecode in math/big in Go before 1.17.13 and 1.18.5, potentially allowing a denial of service.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-08-1020:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Go
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.18≥ 1.18.0, < 1.18.51.18.5
1.18≥ 1.18.0-0, < 1.18.51.18.5
1.17< 1.17.131.17.13

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • aardvark-dnsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2:1.5.0-2.module_el8.8.0+3470+252b1910
  • afterburnRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el9all versions · fixed in 0:5.3.0-1.rhaos4.12.el9and 4 other packages
  • afterburnRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el8all versions · fixed in 0:5.3.0-1.rhaos4.12.el8and 3 other packages
  • ansible-runnerRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el8all versions · fixed in 0:1.4.6-2.el8arand 1 other package
  • ansible-runner-httpRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el8all versions · fixed in 0:1.0.0-2.el8ar
  • atomic-openshift-service-idlerRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el8all versions · fixed in 0:4.12.0-202210141624.p0.ga0f9090.assembly.stream.el8
  • bootupdRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el8all versions · fixed in 0:0.2.5-3.rhaos4.12.el8and 3 other packages
  • buildahRed Hat:openshift:4.12::el9all versions · fixed in 1:1.23.4-3.rhaos4.12.el9and 4 other packages

385 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-32189 Red Hat Product Security1,473 products fixed · 159 known affected

    golang: math/big: decoding big.Float and big.Rat types can panic if the encoded message is too short, potentially allowing a denial of service

    custom-metrics-autoscaler/custom-metrics-autoscaler-rhel8 as a component of Custom Metric Autoscaler operator for Red Hat Openshift · migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-controller-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Virtualization · mirror-registry-container as a component of mirror registry for Red Hat OpenShift · +156 more

  • RHSA-2026:4128 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (CUDA)

  • RHSA-2024:2944 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: AMQ Broker 7.12.0.OPR.1.GA Container Images release and security update

  • RHSA-2023:3742 Red Hat Product Security7 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.13.0 security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2023:3642 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ceph Storage 6.1 Container security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2023:0584 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Secondary Scheduler Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.1.1 security update

21 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Go to 1.18.5 · 1.17.13
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:4128 · 2 productsFor more information visit https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4128
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:2944 · 13 productsTo update to the latest image please refer to the AMQ container images in the Red Hat Container catalog.
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:3742 · 7 productsThese updated images include numerous enhancements and bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation Release Notes for information on the most significant of these changes: https://access.redhat.com/documen…
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:3642 · 3 productsFor details on how to apply this update, see Upgrade a Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster using cephadm in the Red Hat Storage Ceph Upgrade Guide.(https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_ceph_storage)
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:0584 · 1 productFor details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  7. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:3205 · 2 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2022-08-10
Last Modified
2026-10-08
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3rm2-w8f7-h7rf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32189?

A too-short encoded message can cause a panic in Float.GobDecode and Rat GobDecode in math/big in Go before 1.17.13 and 1.18.5, potentially allowing a denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-32189 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-32189 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-32189?

CVE-2022-32189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Running Go? Hear about its next vulnerability

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, November 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database

Sources for this record