# CVE-2021-38561: golang.org/x/text/language in golang.org/x/text before 0.3.7 can panic with an out-of-bounds read during BCP 47 language tag parsing.

- Also known as: GHSA-PPP9-7JFF-5VJ2, GO-2021-0113
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.3.7
- Published: 2022-12-26 · Updated: 2025-04-14

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- golang.org/x/text (Go): fixed in 0.3.7

## Description

golang.org/x/text/language in golang.org/x/text before 0.3.7 can panic with an out-of-bounds read during BCP 47 language tag parsing. Index calculation is mishandled. If parsing untrusted user input, this can be used as a vector for a denial-of-service attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, golang.org/x/text, upgrade to a fixed version (0.3.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce
- https://go.googlesource.com/text/+/383b2e75a7a4198c42f8f87833eefb772868a56f
- https://deps.dev/advisory/OSV/GO-2021-0113
- https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/text/language

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