# CVE-2021-38297: Go before 1.16.9 and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 has a Buffer Overflow via large arguments in a function invocation from a WASM module, when GOARCH

- Also known as: GO-2022-0247, BIT-GOLANG-2021-38297
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.16.9, 1.17.2
- Published: 2021-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- toolchain (Go): fixed in 1.16.9; from 1.17.0-0, fixed in 1.17.2

## Description

Go before 1.16.9 and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 has a Buffer Overflow via large arguments in a function invocation from a WASM module, when GOARCH=wasm GOOS=js is used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, toolchain, upgrade to a fixed version (1.16.9, 1.17.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/golang-announce
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/AEBu9j7yj5A
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0006/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OFS3M3OFB24SWPTIAPARKGPUMQVUY6Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ON7BQRRJZBOR5TJHURBAB3WLF4YXFC6Z/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00021.html
- https://github.com/gkrishnan724/CVE-2021-38297
- https://github.com/paras98/CVE-2021-38297-Go-wasm-Replication

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