The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library… (CVE-2024-44337)

Summary

Vulnerability reported (CVE-2024-44337). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

The package github.com/gomarkdown/markdown is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Prior to pseudoversion v0.0.0-20240729232818-a2a9c4f, which corresponds with commit a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252, there was a logical problem in the paragraph function of the parser/block.go file, which allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by providing a tailor-made input that caused an infinite loop, causing the program to hang and consume resources indefinitely. Submit a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252 contains fixes to this problem.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-44337 has been found.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252 over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CVE-2024-44337" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2024-44337
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) has been reported. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252 without authentication.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions. Attack surface: a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
```
資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44337 golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44337 golang-github-gomarkdown-markdown

References

advisory github.com
advisory nvd.nist.gov
package github.com
patch github.com