# CVE-2021-3538: A flaw was found in github.com/satori/go.uuid in versions from commit 0ef6afb2f6cdd6cdaeee3885a95099c63f18fc8c to d91630c8510268e75203009fe7

- Also known as: GHSA-33M6-Q9V5-62R7, GO-2022-0244
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.1-0.20180404165556-75cca531ea76
- Published: 2021-06-02 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a satori/go.uuid: All satori/go.uuid versions from commit 0ef6afb2f6cdd6cdaeee3885a95099c63f18fc8c to d91630c8510268e75203009fe7daf2b8e1d60c45
- github.com/satori/go.uuid (Go): from 1.2.1-0.20180103161547-0ef6afb2f6cd, fixed in 1.2.1-0.20180404165556-75cca531ea76

## Description

A flaw was found in github.com/satori/go.uuid in versions from commit 0ef6afb2f6cdd6cdaeee3885a95099c63f18fc8c to d91630c8510268e75203009fe7daf2b8e1d60c45. Due to insecure randomness in the g.rand.Read function the generated UUIDs are predictable for an attacker.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a satori/go.uuid, github.com/satori/go.uuid, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.1-0.20180404165556-75cca531ea76) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376
- https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488

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